optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
selection; choice; option
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
worst; poor and boring; uncool
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
mask; disguise; guise; mask
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
quality (of a product or a service)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
of course; certainly; naturally
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
stability; security; equilibrium
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
successful bid; winning a tender
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
good-quality; superior in quality
intelligence or information network
government management; state management
long military service; having experienced many battles
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag