come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to incur someone's enmity
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
illegal; illicit; unlawful
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
strategy meeting; council of war
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
question; inquiry; enquiry
immediately; right away; on the spot
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to set up shop; to open a store
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies