without trouble; easily; readily
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
comparatively high; fairly expensive
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
future; possible; potential; prospective
patient; having a long fuse
capital; funds; seed money; asset
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
increase (in an amount of money)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
net content (e.g. on food packaging)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
casting vote; balance of power (held by a minority party)
second; number two; runner-up
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor