tool; implement; means; furniture
to dispose of; to sell off
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
it is not (like that) either
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
intelligence gathering; information gathering
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
even though; despite; when
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
people; men and women; each person; everybody
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)