craftsmanship; artisanship
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
(dead) end; end of the line
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
big-name brand; brand-name goods
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
special price; bargain price
to pile up; to accumulate
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
unanticipated; unexpected
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
bargain; good buy; budget
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
living; lifestyle; living room
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to be dispersed; to get separated
stock holdings; one's shares
good (place to leave off); convenient
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
equality; uniformity; evenness