directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
principal occupation; core business
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
close; intimate; on good terms
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
rating; classification; allocation; grading
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
strong interaction; strong force
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
grip (of hand); grip strength
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to cross the line; to go too far
not worth considering; out of the question
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
doing whatever one pleases
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
courteous; decorous; polite
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to listen again; to ask again
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to like; to love; to be fond of
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
companion; company; tritagonist
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited