monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to offer for sale; to put on the market
invitation; introduction; temptation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
sampling food; tasting; trying
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
thought; consideration; thinking
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
man; male; masculine gender
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
commitment; pledge; promise
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
retreating figure; appearance from behind
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to come and go; to go back and forth
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shadow figure; silhouette
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to grimace; to make a wry face
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb