small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
that's the way it is; such is life
natural material; natural ingredient
direct selling; direct sales
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
influencer (e.g. on social media)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
principal occupation; core business
income; receipts; revenue
thousands; several thousand
this is why; this means; it is the case that
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to state; to express; to mention
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
transcendence; excellence; superiority
real hair; one's own hair
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
fluent (in a language); flowing
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
(another's) daughter; young lady
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score