value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
conviction; belief; confidence
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
suppression; repression; subjugation
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to harm; to cause harm to
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
armed forces; military; troops
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)