to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
sound (of a sentence); euphony
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
as you see; as you can see
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to employ; to hire; to charter
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to begin to walk; to set out
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
exhibition; display; putting on show
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
scale; scope; plan; structure
technical skill; ability; capacity
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
raw materials; ingredients
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)