by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
secrecy; highly classified information
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to become settled; to be fixed
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
special promotion (in rank or grade)
assistant ...; probationary ...
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
another or separate order
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
unexpected meeting; coincidence
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
setting up specially; special installation