to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
prompt; immediate; in real time
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
cheap article; poor quality article
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
bad influence; negative influence
that's the way it is; such is life
anything and everything; just about everything
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
to devour; to bite to death
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded