to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
but; however; although; though
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
in the end; at the end of the day
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to compete with; to vie for
stealthily; secretly; in secret
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
little by little; bit by bit
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
under development; in development
business ability; business acumen
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness