key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
choices; alternatives; options
independent business; self-employment
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
community-based; local-based
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
quitting while one is ahead
like this; this sort; this way
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
regret; repentance; remorse
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
principal occupation; core business
charging (electrically); electrification
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
writing; composition; essay; sentence
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep