eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to discuss; to talk together
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
many; much; plenty; hardly
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
existence; being; presence
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)