to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
compelling force; legal force
(talking in a) half-joking manner
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
based on; built on; made from
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
competitors' products; others on the market
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
in-house manufactured goods
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
deposit; payment; money received; money due
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)