oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
separate case; another matter
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
(made of) stone; stone-built
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
regular customer; valued client
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
(written) contract; agreement
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
contract; compact; agreement
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
under repair; out of service
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
cosmetics; toilet articles
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house