ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
slightly early; just before
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
housewife demographic; housewives
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
buying power; purchasing power
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
interruption; suspension; break
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be at a loss for words
to switch off; to turn off
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to indicate; to show; to point to
to beat time; to mark time
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
break; pause; interruption; intermission
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)