to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to palm off; to force a sale
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
trade; buying and selling
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
irrelevant; vague; beside the mark; elusive; not to the point
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
example; illustration; precedent
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
from the viewpoint of; according to
border; boundary; area; region; psychological state; mental state
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
sympathy; compassion; pity
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still