ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
manly; masculine; like a man
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
still (continuing); as ever; further
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
drama; play; powerful drug
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
another school; other schools
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
guess; speculation; supposition
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake