medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to be profitable; to yield a profit
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
written oath; covenant; pledge
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
share; portion; quota; cut
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
export; exportation; efferent
debt collection; debt collector
winter vacation; winter holidays
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
seventh day of the month; seven days
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
proud; having a prominent nose
totally willing; fully motivated
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way