route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
management; administration; operation
world; society; people; the public
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
flour; meal; powder; dust
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
cosmetics; toilet articles
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
account book; register; ledger
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
particularly; only; in the case of
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
very popular; highly favoured
contract; compact; agreement
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
statue; picture; picture revealing character
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that