trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
boastful speech; bragging
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
mail; postal matter; postal item
quick-witted; quick to understand
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
influential person; man of importance
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(political) power; authority; influence
superior; superiors; senior
general idea; concept; notion
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
young girl; lass; adolescent female
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
the same rank; equality; apposition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to dispose of; to sell off
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
superstition; superstitious belief
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to carry something into a place
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come