buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
future (usually near); prospects
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
such; this sort of; like this
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
(going straight) from heaven to hell
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
possession; retention; maintenance
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
in comparison to; rather than
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course