purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
another time; some other time
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
participation; joining; entry; adherence
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry