polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
screenshot; screen capture; screengrab
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
establishment (of a business); founding
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
the same; the said; likewise
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
with a clink (click, clack)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to telephone; to make a phone call
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
industrial spy; industrial espionage
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid