good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to be propagated
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
looking over someone's shoulder
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
job; work; duties; trade; skill
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
classification; categorization; sorting
as (for); for; in the capacity of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
rising; ascending; climbing