utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trip abroad; overseas travel
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to be too numerous; to be too much
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
trouble; bother; annoyance
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
property; fortune; means; assets
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
amount of money; sum of money
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
government; administration
decision; settlement; definition
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
each time it happens; at all such times
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
society; public; community; social studies
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)