versatility; multiplicity of use
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
accommodation charge; lodging charges; lodging fees
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
shopping basket; market basket
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
point card; loyalty card; reward card
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to control; to command; to get the better of
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
this for sure; certainly is
(divine) providence; dispensation