to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
soldier; combatant; warrior
decoration; ornament; trimmings
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
great success; huge success
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to have the privilege of doing
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)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
here and there; in places