established practice; custom
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
three; three years of age
apparent; obvious; very clear
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder