to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
talking while standing; standing around talking
hard (life); tough (world)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
property; fortune; means; assets
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
material; substance; matter
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
deviation; departure; omission
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
direct connection; direct link
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
a place or opportunity to make a display of
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically