splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
certain; definite; clear; credible
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
sales; selling; marketing
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
tendency; trend; inclination
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
you could say; you might say; verging on the
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to join together; to combine; to join up
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in the morning; during the morning
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
function; facility; faculty; feature
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
does not seem; unlikely; improbable