shopping; purchased goods
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
absence; disregard; indifference
cryptographic key; encryption key
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
remaining quantity; residual quantity
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
lately; recently; nowadays
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to kick (at someone, something)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb