speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
general public; the masses
obstruction of business; interference with business
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
guard; sentinel; garrison
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise