water-resistant; waterproof
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
very popular; highly favoured
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to one's delight; to one's joy
sales promotion; hard selling
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
specialization; specialisation
ability; performance; efficiency
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
import; importation; introduction; afferent
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
shopping; purchased goods
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
stability; security; equilibrium
sudden price jump; steep price rise
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
department store; department