sudden price jump; steep price rise
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
making a loss; incurring a deficit
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
arrival of goods; goods received
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
third day of the month; three days
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
leaving everything to someone else
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
setting a bad example to others
senior; elder; person older than oneself
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
promotion; raising of status
major dealer; wealthy merchant