to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
should time and circumstances permit
custom; practice; convention; precedent
calling at a port; making an intermediate stop at an airport
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
account book; register; ledger
operating expenses; budget
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to run a shop; to have a shop
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
financial assistance; monetary contribution; sponsorship money
first year; initial (year)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
society; public; community; social studies
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
albatross (seabird); albatross (score); double eagle
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
sorry to bother you, but ...
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
sudden impulse; passing fancy
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into