brand items; brand-name goods
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
export; exportation; efferent
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
business ability; business acumen
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
be (that) as it may; having said that
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
choker (type of necklace)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
all present; all concerned; all of us
softly; mildly; gently; politely
large build; large pattern
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
scene; spectacle; sight; view
with a click; with a snap