person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
exploitation; overuse; abuse
polish; grinding; sharpening
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
sundry; various; assorted
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
(another's) daughter; young lady
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
frequent customer; good customer; client
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin