four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
bulletin board system; BBS
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
link; directory entry; rink
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease