ordering (materials); placing an order; order
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to run a shop; to have a shop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
many items; pressure of business
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
place where one works; construction site; working area
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
guardian; protector; patron; parent
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
mixed race; mixed parentage
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
to feel hungry; to get hungry