(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be needed; to be wanted
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
call; summons; convening; convocation
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
attendance; presence; appearance
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
shop; small store; business; firm
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
anything and everything; just about everything
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
something small; something petty; trifle
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers