money loser; high-cost, low-return project
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
living by oneself; living alone
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be selected (from among many people)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be free; to be available
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
justice; fairness; impartiality
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
even if not; even without
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)