to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
direct selling; direct sales
stollen (German fruit cake)
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon; voucher
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
unprecedented; record-breaking
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
shopping; purchased goods
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
home area; home town; local
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
selling in a store; selling at retail
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection