work; business; company; study
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
chief; main; principal; important
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
supply; provision; service; supply
grade; class; degree; magnitude
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
that; the matter in question
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
street stall; stand; booth
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
preparations for returning (home)
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.