we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
form (in Aristotelianism); idea (in Platonism)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
otherwise; or else; if not
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
such ... as; or some such
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to make a speech; to address
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
even more; still more; further
awareness; realization; noticing
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
declaration; statement; assertion
end; close; conclusion; termination
coming loose (of clothing); coming undone (e.g. of a dress); becoming dishevelled
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother