sale; sales; selling; marketing
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
here and there; everywhere
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
price reduction; discount
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
nothing but; none other than
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
observation; survey; watching
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
such ... as; or some such
memory; ability to remember
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
strength; power; proficiency; ability