to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
smuggling in; importing through illegal channels
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to throw oneself down; to lie down
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
only; merely; but; no more than
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
distribution channel; channel of distribution
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
reopening; resumption; restarting
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
intelligence gathering; information gathering
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
inscrutable; incomprehensible
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
thousands; several thousand
to become desperate; to give in to despair
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy