monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
special training; intensive training; crash course
to rank next to; to come after
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
how; in what way; circumstances
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to join forces; to cooperate
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
to help each other; to cooperate
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
jack of all trades, master of none
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
help wanted advertisements
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)