mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
clothes; clothing; garments
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
endless; boundless; everlasting
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
older sister and younger brother
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
receipt of money; money received; receipts; depositing; deposit; payment
to pass (of time); to elapse
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
long (time that has passed); old (story)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
undivided attention; concentration
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
kindergartener; preschooler
wheel stop; parking block; buffer stop; bumper; (wheel) chock; bollard (for preventing vehicle access)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another