foundation stone; cornerstone
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
management effort; managerial effort; operation action
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
reason; cause; circumstances
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
to run a shop; to have a shop
relaxation; recreation; recess
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
at first; in the beginning; originally
together with; same; both; all; including ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
because of; owing to; due to
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be expensive; to be costly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
relatively; comparatively
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up