trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to threaten; to make threats
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
(social) class; rank; grade
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to investigate; to examine
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
unless one ...; if one does not ...
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
principal (e.g. in a loan)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith