above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
oil resources; petroleum resources
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
nothing but; except; no more than
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
Star Wars (film, media franchise)
beginning; opening; start; outset
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
department store; department
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; this sort of; like this
on the occasion of; at the time of
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
program (e.g. TV); programme