to buy; to purchase; to buy out
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
a few years ago; some years back
storehouse; warehouse; godown
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
supply; provision; service; supply
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
fee; charge; rate; material
to handle a tool; to work a machine
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
on-the-job training; hands-on training
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely