transactions; dealings; business
postwar period; period after Second World War
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
expression; presentation; representation; notation
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
single word; a few words; brief comment
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
because of; owing to; due to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
viewing as a problem; problematizing
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
illegal; illicit; unlawful
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life