having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
thank you for your continued patronage
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
type of occupation; occupational category
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
activity; briskness; prosperity
instant; moment; for an instant
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
so; like this; in this way
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
if so; in that case; in that situation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion