popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
picking; collecting; harvesting
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to concern; to be related
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to order; to command; to appoint
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
staying behind; remaining; residual
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to use up all one's strength
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
overlooking; turning a blind eye
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
duty; function; office; mission; task
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...