ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
very important person; VIP
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
function; facility; faculty; feature
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rising; ascending; climbing
picking; collecting; harvesting
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
creation; generation; formation; derivation
in proportion to; just as much as
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to face on; to look out on to
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
leather; leather-bound; leathern
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to throw into; to toss into
storehouse; warehouse; godown
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
store interior; inside of a shop
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to run a shop; to have a shop