to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
business efforts; corporate efforts
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to incur someone's enmity
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to set up shop; to open a store
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
financial muscle; economic clout
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to understand; to make out
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to peddle (goods); to hawk
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected