natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
having said that; on the other hand
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
regular customer; valued client
to palm off; to force a sale
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
considerably; fairly; quite
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
moderately wealthy person
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
major dealer; wealthy merchant
advanced level; high grade; senior
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still