fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
each place; various places
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to put someone to trouble
business; trade; operations; sales
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
bet; wager; stake; gamble
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
assortment; product lineup
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
storehouse; warehouse; godown
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)