voluntary; optional; free; elective
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
showing one's face in public; facing another person
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
old hag; old woman; old bat
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
return; relapse; recurrence
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
several times; once or twice
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem