to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
way of solving (a problem); solution
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
the lower classes; the common people
(not) a single person; (no) one
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
decrease; reduction; decline
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
birds and wild animals; wildlife
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
nth district of a town; nth city block
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be sensitive to smoke; to dislike the company of (someone); to consider (someone) a burden or nuisance
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about