to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to harm; to cause harm to
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
something; some kind of; for some reason
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
temporary absence from school
over-fond parent; doting parent
at a young age; while still young