island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
memory; ability to remember
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
all; entire; whole; altogether
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
correction; revision; amendment
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be fated to; be linked by fate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to gather; to collect; to assemble
even though; despite; when
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
go that far; to that extent
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
personal; individual; private
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do