to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
want to ... do something; would like to ...
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
shady; underhanded; questionable
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
head; lead; vanguard; first
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition