mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
instead; but (on the other hand)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
combination; union; binding; bond
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to begin; to set about; to start
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to cut corners; to be shoddy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
shop; small store; business; firm
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
construction at top speed
inspection; examination; checking
unanticipated; unexpected
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
storehouse; warehouse; godown
of course; certainly; naturally
individual; private person; personal; private
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following