trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
main cause; primary factor
leadership; initiative; spearhead
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
to be too numerous; to be too much
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
man fit for the post; right person
right place; right position; right post
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
ex post facto report; report after the event
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
trouble; bother; annoyance
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
fortune; good deed; curious
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
public holiday; celebration (of)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
final scene; the end; finale
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to begin; to set about; to start
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
opposite side; other side
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful