if you think about it; come to think of it
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
very much; very many; more and more
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
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
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
reality; actuality; hard fact
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
timewise; temporal; chronal
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
each house; every house; many houses
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
surroundings; circumference
town; city; municipal; urban
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
there being no use in arguing (about it)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist