commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
like this; this sort; this way
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
affectation; showiness; pretence
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
future prospects; promise
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
sense of values; values; value system
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to agree on; to agree about
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
again; once again; yet again
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)