strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
amount of money; sum of money
realistic; practical; grounded
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
competent; suitable; qualified
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
ice house; ice room; cold room
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
body and soul; mind and body
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
absolute beginner; complete amateur