to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
commencing with; including
reading matter; reading material
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
confections; sweets; candy; cake
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
with a friendly grin; smilingly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
decoration; ornament; trimmings
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly