novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to say; to tell; to state; to do
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to mistake (A for B); to misread
coincident with; while; simultaneously
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
export; exportation; efferent
clear writing; specification
duty; obligation; responsibility
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)