inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
strings; stringed instrument; string ensemble
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
transactions; dealings; business
postwar period; period after Second World War
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
single word; a few words; brief comment
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
because of; owing to; due to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
viewing as a problem; problematizing
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
illegal; illicit; unlawful
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation