trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
you could say; you might say; verging on the
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
at first; in the beginning; originally
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
considerably; greatly; a lot
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
embroidered satin baseball jacket; embroidered satin college jacket
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium