breadwinner; biggest earner
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
maintenance; preservation; improvement
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to arrive; to come to pass
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
final; eventual; ultimate
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
nothing but; none other than
high efficiency; high performance
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
every month; each month; monthly
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people