plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
first class plus; extra special
variation in color (colour); having a different color
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
high-quality goods; choice goods
to win after tough bidding
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
competing; competition; auction
liver taken from a living animal
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
traditional; conventional
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
successful bid; winning a tender
in line with this; therefore