pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
finish; end; completion; result
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
along the road; along the way
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
(United States of) America; USA
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
tinning; tin plating; tin coating
promotion; raising of status
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
way; method; means; resource; course
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
master; teacher; stable master