(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
class; heading; group; category
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
a little; a bit; slightly
distinctive; characteristic
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
heartstrings; innermost soul
noisily (playing an instrument); blaring; incessantly; continuously; on and on
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
contrived; false-sounding
later on; eventually; afterwards
guess; speculation; supposition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
absorption; suction; attraction
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted