coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
exhibit; article on display; showpiece
society; public; community; social studies
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
briskly; quickly; promptly
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
business; trade; operations; sales
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to take on a role; to take part
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
3000; three thousand; many
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
love affair; sensual pleasures
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
tedious; boring; being fed up with
rich person; wealthy person
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic