coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
in terms of; from the point of view of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
cheap article; poor-quality article
class; heading; group; category
factory; plant; mill; workshop
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
elegance; taste; refinement
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
refinement; elegance; grace
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to degenerate; to lapse into
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
secondary; of secondary importance
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
natural; reasonable; understandable
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
outward appearance; apparent
to emphasize; to attach importance to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
immorality; iniquity; impropriety