luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
several times; a few times
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
higher rank; better position
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
home area; home town; local
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
instance (in object-oriented programming)
defense; defence; protection
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
redoing; doing over again
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
failure; mistake; blunder
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation