maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
what type of thing; which one
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
attack; assault; attempt; try
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
curious; strange; unusual
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
business discussion; negotiation
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
amount of money; sum of money
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
transactions; dealings; business
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
retry; another try; another go
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly