to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
shipping charges; transportation expenses
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
local product; homegrown; homebred
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
contract; compact; agreement
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to forget to say; to forget to mention
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
transport; transportation
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
comparatively high; fairly expensive
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
economical; comparatively cheap
distant land; remote location; distant province
price decision; price setting; pricing
sudden price jump; steep price rise
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand