drama; theatre; theater; play
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to roll up one's sleeves and get to work; to buckle down
world; society; people; the public
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
list price; regular price; established price
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
negotiations; discussions; connection
opinion; intention; thought
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
great difference; big difference; wide margin
usually; under usual circumstances
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern