merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to dispose of; to sell off
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
deportation; expulsion from the country
body; group; party; company; troupe
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
illegal; illicit; unlawful
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to order; to command; to appoint
inspection; examination; checking
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)