common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
if so; in that case; in that situation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
covered with; stained; smeared
back street; back alley; slums
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
father and mother; parents
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
environment; circumstance
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled