layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too much; excessively; too
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
than; from; out of; except; but; more
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
everything; anything; nothing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
number one; first; best; most; game; round
at least; at most; (even) just
influence; clout; leverage
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted