corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
speaking voice; talking voice
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
in proportion to; according to; depending on
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
finished product; finished goods; completed article
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
natural voice (without a microphone)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
practice; practising; experience
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally