to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
quality (of a product or a service)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
without cause; without reason
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
every place; various places
sales promotion; hard selling
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
course; route; path; process; means
transactions; dealings; business
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
light; easy; non-serious; minor
like this; this sort; this way
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
settlement; solution; resolution
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
cannot be compared with; no match for
intelligence or information network
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be helpful; to be useful
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
tail (animal); tail end; tip
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning