after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
sale; sales; selling; marketing
time; season; period; phase; stage
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
process; course; mechanism
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
unspecified large number (of people)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in that manner; like that
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform