on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to ask; to enquire; to query
convenient; handy; useful
the Industrial Revolution
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
front; frontage; facade; main
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
reopening; resumption; restarting
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
precision instrument or machine
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
there is no way that ...; easy; simple