jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
selling separately; selling individually; selling loosely
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to concern; to be related
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
quotation; citation; reference
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
to maintain; to continue to have
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to become clear; to be made public