tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
that's the way it is; such is life
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(made of) leather; leather-bound
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
cheap article; poor-quality article
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
successful bid; winning a tender
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
circuitous; roundabout; indirect