observation; survey; watching
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
how; in what way; how about
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
division (of company); operations department
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by means of; due to; because of; according to
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth