sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
insurance; guarantee; warranty
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
monetary unit; currency unit
new building; new construction
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
wages; pay; rental payment
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
ending up right back where one started
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman