average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
successful bid; winning a tender
comparatively; relatively
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
number of times; frequency; count
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
local specialty; special product (of a region)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
100,000; hundred thousand
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
male instincts; male frivolity
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...