dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
natural; reasonable; understandable
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
caller; visitor; company; guest
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever