report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
parting; separation; farewell
to be profitable; to yield a profit
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ostensible (surface) reason
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
connection; link; relationship
to palm off; to force a sale
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
income; receipts; revenue
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
act of mercy; helping another person
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
not in one's right mind; insane
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
target group; target persons
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
(only) one option; one possible choice
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation