business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to pile up; to accumulate
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
absolutely; positively; decidedly
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
spending a day's revenue within the day; being liberal with one's money
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to palm off; to force a sale
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
a little bit; a little while
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
shop; small store; business; firm
every evening; night after night
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character