to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
reason; cause; history; origin
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
point in question (at issue)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
customers losing interest in product or shop
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(political) power; authority; influence
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
regular customer; valued client
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
(present) head of a family
government; administration; ministry
approval; license; licence; permission
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
tax source; source of taxation revenue; taxable item
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
government permission; official licence; official license; government permit
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely