minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
just past noon; afternoon
morning; forenoon; just before noon
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
hello; good day; good afternoon
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to look away; to turn away
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
understood; I see; OK; present; here
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise