highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
I've got to be going; I must go
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
current value; price; market value
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
per person; per capita; per head
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
last month; previous month
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
contract price; successful tender price
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
interpersonal; between individuals
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
being concerned about or mindful of
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
unprecedented; never seen before
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)