way of reciting; way of telling a story
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
prior investment; upfront investment
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
feeding (animals); provisioning
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to boost; to force up; to push up
earth; ground; earthing; Earth
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
most part; greater part; majority
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
traditional; customary; conventional
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel