visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
(period of) a year; during an era
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to not take seriously; to take lightly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
regular customer; valued client
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
general; popular; common; typical
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
amount of money; sum of money
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
broker; intermediary; broking house
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
business use; business purposes
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration