trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
greeting; a fine thing to say
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to run a shop; to have a shop
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
prime of one's working life
the same as always; day after day
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
main; principal; chief; primary; major
leading product; flagship product; top product
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
crops; agricultural produce
by myself; in person; by oneself
port city; harbor city; harbour city
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
income; receipts; revenue
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
treatment; service; handling; management
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
in person; personally; directly
business discussion; negotiation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself