direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
negotiations; discussions; connection
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
business ability; business acumen
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
not worth considering; out of the question
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to add (to); to add on; to append
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
looks; personal appearance; features
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
quality (of a product or a service)