certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
take-out; take-away; carry-out
household expenses; residence expenses; housing expenses
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
in that manner; like that
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to perceive; to understand
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to make merry; to be festive
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be discouraged; to shrink from
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan