foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
transactions; dealings; business
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
central part; heart (of a city)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
target group; target persons
to make a list; to enumerate
pale; pallid; bluish-white
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
100,000; hundred thousand
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
results; record; grades; marks
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
free (of charge); gratuitous
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
immediately; right away; on the spot
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to make a lasting impression
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady