retention; maintenance; preservation
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
verbal promise; one's word
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to become misty; to become hazy
separate case; another matter
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
restaurant with only set meals
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
written request; request for ...; application for ...
please be careful; please take care
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
current value; price; market value
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
per person; per capita; per head
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
last month; previous month
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
contract price; successful tender price
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
transactions; dealings; business
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
interpersonal; between individuals
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand