plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
seeing off and meeting on return
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
business ability; business acumen
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
first-rate; finest quality; the best
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to subsist; to keep on living
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be