nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
extremists; radicals; militants
door-to-door sales; cold calling
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to palm off; to force a sale
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to not take seriously; to take lightly
making some money; earning
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to smirk; to grin broadly
particulars; details; specified items
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
apartment building; housing complex
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to press a question; to cross-examine
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
arrangement; pact; agreement
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate