trade; buying and selling
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
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)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
most difficult; next to impossible
upper classes; high society
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
world economy; international economy
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
in the end; on top of that
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
consideration; taking into account
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation