to defy conventional wisdom
company president; manager; director
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to attempt; to test; to try out
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be overcome with emotion
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to have (something) innate; to be born with
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
creator; inventor; developer
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order