way (of doing); manner; method
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to overcharge; to rip off
exhibition; display; putting on show
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
trifling; trivial; slight
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
speech; expression; wording; language
money in one's possession
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin