merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
plural; multiple; several
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
realistic; practical; feasible
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(one's) quota; assignment
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
rare event; unexpected event
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to make a vow; to take an oath
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
gold-brocaded satin damask
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured