today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
since then; from that time; ever since
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
regular customer; valued client
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
the front; honest; upright; decent
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated