trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
entrance; admission; entering
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
depending on; dependent on
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK