sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
immigration check; immigration inspection
preference; priority; precedence
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
instead; but (on the other hand)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
manufacturing cost; production cost
free (of charge); gratuitous
number of articles; quantity
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
in proportion to; just as much as
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to water down; to dilute with water
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
amount of money; sum of money
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
aggression; invasion; raid
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive