goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
serious; severe; grave; acute
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
good-looking; fair; beautiful
rare; extraordinary; singular
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to offer for sale; to put on the market
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
how; in what way; how about; questionable
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
specialization; specialisation
difference; variation; difference
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
society; the world; the times
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)