πικρὸν με ἀπαιτεῖς ἐνοίκιον → you ask too much of me, you demand a bitter rent from me
perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.
shrinking: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.
delay: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ, μονή, ἡ, V. μέλλησις, ἡ; see delay.