belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
brand-new article; new item
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
even though; despite; when
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
same family (race, tribe)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
stealthily; secretly; in secret
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another