practicality; utility; usefulness
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
diligent; hard-working; industrious
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
discovery; detection; finding
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hostility; animosity; enmity
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to call in; to invite; to bring in
only; merely; but; no more than
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to not believe one's ears
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
temporary; transitory; short-lived
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
rich person; wealthy person