small salary; meagre salary; low pay
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
genuine article; real thing; real deal
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
flying object (rocket, missile, etc.); projectile
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
cargo; freight; money or assets
space (room, area, outer space)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I see; that's right; indeed
metre; meter; meter; gauge
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
example; illustration; precedent
the five fingers; leading five; top five
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; transportation