business; trade; operations; sales
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
complete set; all; everything
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
food; food products; foodstuffs
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
pair; two kinds; two ways
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
grade; class; degree; magnitude
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to tear off; to strip; to rob
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
danger; peril; hazard; risk
small number; few; minority
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
fixed interval; fixed period
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being