one's possessions; ownership
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
assortment; product lineup
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
(someone else's) daughter
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
display window; shop window; store window
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
processing technology; processing technique
8000; eight thousand; many
technical book; specialized book; treatise
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
store interior; inside of a shop
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
the Industrial Revolution
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
member nation; member state; signatory
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to be talked about behind one's back
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties