acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sudden price jump; steep price rise
death rate; mortality rate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
door; gate; opening; title page
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to look around; to survey
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
materials; data; document
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
the original; original copy; script
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)