bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
wherein; therein; thereinto
number one; first; best; most; game; round
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chief; main; principal; major
function; facility; faculty; feature
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
construction; architecture (of buildings)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
construction; establishment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
shriek of delight; cry of joy
henry (unit of inductance)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part