older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
arrival of goods; goods received
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
in proportion to; just as much as
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
by today; before the day is over
present; gift; to give a present or gift
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ingredient; component; composition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharing; share (on social media); market share
inferior goods; faulty item
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
pickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
price reduction; discount
rather; better; instead; if anything
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set