business ability; business acumen
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
full payment; liquidation
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
having said that; on the other hand
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
drawing; painting; picture
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
using as an intermediary; through
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
forgetting; lapse of memory
to set up shop; to open a store
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
last night; yesterday evening
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
payment of debts; repayment
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to care for someone; to look after someone
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
one's physical safety; personal security