backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
thickness; profundity; depth
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
I appreciate your efforts
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
department store; department
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
being startled; getting a shock
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
prejudice; bias; distorted view
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to step forward; to take a step forward
that's true; of course; obviously
to need; to demand; to take; to require