to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
university town; college town
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
one's way back; one's way home
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
each and all; every single one; everybody
commerce; trade; business
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
way (of doing); manner; method; means
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
food and drink; eating and drinking
man; male; masculine gender
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
woman; female; feminine gender
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake