order (for an item); request; demand; condition
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
estimate (of costs); budget
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
planning stage; planning stages
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
regular customer; valued client
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
binge shopping; shopping spree
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
village office; local administration office in a village
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
area; region; district; locality
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive