method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
cooperation; collaboration
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
no matter how much time passes
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
construction; establishment
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
development; exploitation
company; corporation; workplace
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
story; tale; talk; discussion
it's no joke; gimme a break!
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
group of companies; combine
for today; for the time being
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself