sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get distracted; to jump off the track
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
study; diligence; discount; reduction
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that kind; competition; match
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
although; but; even though; I wish that
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)