being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
affectation; showiness; pretence
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
responsibility; duty; obligation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to palm off; to force a sale
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
inferior goods; faulty item
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
quick-witted; quick to understand
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
customer traffic; customers; custom
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
sales message; sales copy
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying