war; fighting; fierce competition
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
glove (esp. sports); globe
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
dressing room; fitting room
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
decoration; ornament; trimmings
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
speaking of ...; as for ...
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)