merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
assortment; product lineup
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
silence (not speaking); muteness
estimate (of costs); budget
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sudden change; complete change
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
variety of goods; number of articles
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
choices; alternatives; options
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
several times; a few times
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man