pharmacy; chemist; drug store
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
volatility (esp. of a financial market)
futures market; forward market
to make it less expensive
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
price range or fluctuation
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
accounting fraud; irregular accounting
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
holding (i.e. holding something); holding-pattern (e.g. aircraft)
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
after the decimal point; below the decimal; of no account; beneath one's notice
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, etc.)
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage