steady; sound; reliable; solid
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
waterproofing; making watertight
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
how; in what way; how about; questionable
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
largest company; industry leader
variation in color (colour); having a different color
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
fifth day of the month; five days
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
by today; before the day is over
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
your husband; her husband
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
sales; selling; marketing
as you see; as you can see
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed