flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
special; particular; peculiar; unique
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to shade an account; to add something extra
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
later on; eventually; afterwards
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
business discussion; negotiation
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor