... is the reason; ... is my excuse
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
on the occasion of; at the time of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
item; commodity; list of articles
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
even if not; even without
assortment; product lineup
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money