sale; sales; selling; marketing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
a few years ago; some years back
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
restoration; return to health
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
magazine; journal; periodical
novel; story; (work of) fiction
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
depiction; description; portrayal
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?