to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to take a veneer off something
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
for today; for the time being
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
if it is the case that ...
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
amount of money; sum of money
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
immediately; right away; on the spot
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
great laughter; burst of laughter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
impudent; shameless; brazen
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking