highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
transactions; dealings; business
per person; per capita; per head
several sheets (flat objects)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
last month; previous month
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
contract price; successful tender price
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
greater than ...; bigger ...
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being concerned about or mindful of
thousands; several thousand
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
unprecedented; never seen before
Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; community business
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
here and there; everywhere
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul