first sale of the day

first sale for ready money in the morning (considered as a good omen)

sister

(of wind) blow

excuse, pretext, pretence, feint, plea, shift, subterfuge, evasion

to make or cause to flow, to pour forth or out

appreciate, please, be agreeable

the jingle of a stringed instrument

Buzzing

sisters

mild, dim, soft, faint (smell)

soft, faint (colour)

claim, litigate

to get into a whirl

parched, roasted

fried or roasted

(endearing and familiar form of address) sister

twist

to be fried, roasted, grilled, parched

act of frying or parching something

to roast, broil, fry, parch, scorch, burn

carter (of cotton)

brother-in-law, sister's husband

do something unreasonable

pretend, find a pretext or excuse

trickery or deceit to work

pretend, find a pretext or excuse