to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
construction; establishment
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
development; exploitation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
results; record; grades; marks
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all; entire; whole; altogether
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
way; method; means; resource; course
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
beginning; outset; first; onset
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
every month; each month; monthly
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
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.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively