(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to set up shop; to open a store
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to push aside; to push one's way through
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
line; queue; procession; matrix
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
great difference; major mistake
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever