to serve; to work for; to attend
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
position; location; base; point; site
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
general (variety) store (shop)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to relax; to feel at home
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in the same way as; just like
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to be free; to be available
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
exactly as stated; verbatim
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
it's no joke; gimme a break!
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
cookware; cooking utensil
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
acquaintance; appreciative friend
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
waste of time; killing time
sons and daughters; children; girl
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to