trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
study; diligence; discount; reduction
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
settlement; solution; resolution
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
trauma (usu. psychological)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side