shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
absence; disregard; indifference
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
strong nation; powerful country
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to go along; to walk along; to follow
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?