articles; supplies; parts
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
does not match (one's, its) appearance
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
just a minute; small quantity
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
that's the way it is; such is life
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that is to say; so that means
to some extent; to a certain extent
social status; social position
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
finding employment; getting a job
how much; how many; however
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate