sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
surroundings; circumference
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
successful bid; winning a tender
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
seller; vendor; exhibitor
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
worldly desires; materialistic desires
competing; competition; auction
heating; application of heat
while surprised; suddenly
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
those who have it (esp. wealth) have it; it does exist (somewhere); there are places where you can find it
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
birds of a feather flock together
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
8000; eight thousand; many
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
exhibit; article on display
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)