there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
in comparison to; rather than
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
such; like that; that sort of; very
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
home area; home town; local
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
public facilities; utilities
conference room; council room
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
men and women of all ages
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal