painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
different opinion; objection
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
protest; refutation; pleading
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
grasp; catch; understanding
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
monetary unit; currency unit
new building; new construction
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
wages; pay; rental payment
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
ending up right back where one started
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming