to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
agreement; assent; Norway
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
greedy; avaricious; covetous
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
long; drawn-out; very long
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
mistress; lover; prostitute