individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
because of; owing to; due to
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
majority group (party, faction)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
now that you say that; now that you mention it
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
standardization; standardisation
enterprise; business; company; corporation
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
electricity; (electric) light
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out