to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
desperately; for one's dear life
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
natural energy (usu. renewable energy)
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
company outing; company retreat
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to continue to work; to work away (at)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
charming; bewitching; coquettish
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
curiosity; inquisitiveness
putting into operation; invocation