zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
antiquity; the previous era
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
at least; at most; (even) just
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
whispered conversation; whispering
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
price manipulation; price fixing
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
because of; owing to; due to
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
meaning; significance; sense
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
sudden price jump; steep price rise
transactions; dealings; business
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)