to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
but; however; provided that
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
banknote; bill; note; paper money
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
excessive supply; oversupply
and then; and so; and; so then
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
seller; vendor; exhibitor
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with