commercialization; commercialisation
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to catch the eye; to attract attention
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
already; now; no longer; not any more
tolerance; broad-mindedness
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
in one's own way or style
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
theatre; theater; playhouse
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to leave word; to leave a message
case worker; case officer
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
entreaty; appeal; petition
exemption; exoneration; discharge
women's group; women's association
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
settlement; conclusion; summary
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
never mind!; don't worry about it
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
selection; choice; option