trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
influence; effect; impact
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
time; season; period; phase; stage
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sale; sales; selling; marketing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
quarrel; dispute; argument
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to set (sun); to become dark
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to like; to love; to be fond of
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight