to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
striking; remarkable; considerable
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
store; reserve; stock; savings
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
superiority; predominance
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble