high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
highest grade; superlative degree
vice; immorality; corruption
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
decision; settlement; definition
not worth doing; waste of effort
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
impossibly hard video game
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
sharing; share (on social media); market share
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick