to run up to; to rush over
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to carry around; to carry on one's person
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
price reduction; discount
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
antiquity; the previous era
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one's house; one's home; one's family
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy