to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
everything; anything; nothing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry