defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
no, not like that (but like this)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to keep (a person) waiting
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
production; output; turning out
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
good-quality; superior in quality
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...