large number (of); many; majority
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
fortune-telling; divination
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
authenticity; credibility
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
woman; lady; adult female
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to take off one's clothes; to undress
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words