very important person; VIP
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to refer to; to use as reference
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
more than anything; above all else
charming; fascinating; attractive
to change completely; to change suddenly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
at first; in the beginning; originally
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
as; because; with; due to
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
production output; number of goods manufactured
to jump at; to be attracted by
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging