person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
secret; private; surreptitious
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
not yet known; unknown; strange
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
very popular; highly favoured
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
sudden price jump; steep price rise