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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

3

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

4

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

2

favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

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buyer

1

to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

3

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

3

faith; fidelity; loyalty

3

stock; inventory

3

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

1

to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

4

reasonable; suitable

2

goods; article; thing

1

handicraft; industrial art object

1

low price

1

to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive

1

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

4

psychological; mental

4

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

to estimate

3

wages; pay; rental payment

4

luxury item

1

to go too far

1

fair or reasonable price

5

overeating

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1

shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem

1

grade

1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

3

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

1

to be expensive; to be costly

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

4

to build a fortune

2

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

5

bull's-eye; the mark

3

gravel; ballast; pebbles

1

excessive profits; usury

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

2

bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise

2

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

cheap article; poor quality article

1

worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker

4

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

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