form; shape; figure; morph
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
honorific/polite/humble prefix
government office; public office
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
slow to act; slow in starting work
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
fair price; reasonable price
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
such ... as; or some such
comparatively; relatively
price; cost; value; worth; merit
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
shopping; purchased goods
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to play a central role; to take a leading part
normalization; normalisation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways