as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tendency; trend; inclination
remarkable; striking; obvious
on the occasion of; at the time of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut