battle for Christmas sales
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that day; the very same day
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
while; during; while; although; all; both
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
evening meal; dinner; supper
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly