bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
competent; suitable; qualified
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
course; route; path; process; means
registration; accession; register; entry; record
application; request; petition
minimum; at the very least
one day; (on) a certain day
home area; home town; local
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
you could say; you might say; verging on the
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
assortment; product lineup
quality (of a product or a service)
and yet; despite (all) that
shop; small store; business; firm
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
comparatively high; fairly expensive
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
leading product; flagship product; top product
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
shipping charges; transportation expenses
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
basic principle; fundamental principle
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
business efforts; corporate efforts
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
the same as always; day after day