entrance fee; participation cost
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
selling out; being sold out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
list price; regular price; established price
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
only; merely; but; no more than
3000; three thousand; many
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
in the end; on top of that
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)