trade; buying and selling
to be suspected without cause
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
hey there; I say; see here
serious; not joking; straight
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
manual laborer; manual labourer
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
tool; implement; means; furniture
every single word and phrase; word by word
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe