to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
memory; sense; experience
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
as expected; as predicted
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
is that so?; I see; right; oh
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
in the meanwhile; during the time
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
looking depressed; long face
conviction; belief; confidence
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion