ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
in the same way as; just like
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
look!; there!; here!; that is
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
pistol; handgun; revolver
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mechanism; organization; organisation
river; stream; River; the ... river