to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
based on; built on; made from
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
opening words; opening sentence; transcription (e.g. voice to text); transcript
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
such; like that; that sort of
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable