negotiations; discussions; connection
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
sales promotion; hard selling
tendency; trend; inclination
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
chief; main; principal; major
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one grade; first-class; primary
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ready-made; common-law (wife)
genuine; authentic; true; real
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to have a talk; to tell a story
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
town; city; municipal; urban
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
shop; small store; business; firm
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to sell off; to sell completely
himself; yourself; herself
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to carry around; to carry on one's person
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)