purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
stealing a ride; stolen ride
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
each and all; every single one; everybody
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
even though; despite; when
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
along the road; along the way
to take someone's life; to kill someone
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
even more; still more; further
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
great difference; major mistake
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful