fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
a few years ago; some years back
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
installation (esp. software)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to stiffen; to become stiff
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
individual; private person; personal; private
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model