"Incidentally, I heard that there is a sale at the bookstore." (by), by far, by mistake, by chance, by the way, "What do you do as a profession?" (for), do for a living, do for work, for profession, for your job, "The boy left his books at school deliberately." (on), on duty, on purpose, on hold, on time, "There is a great deal to be won or lost." (at), at risk, at hand, at stake, at fault, "Before long, the ship had cast off and was moving." (under), under motion, under travel, under way, under sail, "The violin strings are not at the correct pitch." (out of), out of tune, out of sound, out of key, out of order, "Her paintings are being exhibited at the library." (on), on show, on display, on exhibit, on sale, "The university operates with a very small amount of money." (on), on low funds, on a budget, on little cash, on a shoestring, "Occasionally we have a picnic by the river." (in), once in a while, in a way, in a while, in a word, "There are no job openings in the company now." (at), at work, at present, at hire, at once, "We have a large variety of produce available." (on), on market, on stock, on hand, on sale, "I want to speak to you not in front of other people." (in), in person, in secret, in silence, in private, "Under those circumstances, we should proceed cautiously." (at), at that point, at all events, at that rate, at that juncture, "Gradually, we began to unravel the mystery." (by), by degrees, by and by, little by little, bit by bit, "At the beginning, it was not obvious what to do." (at), at first, at times, at last, at once, "The two friends sat beside one another." (by), by themselves, by and large, side by side, by each side, "I could see immediately that something was wrong." (at), at first, at once, at times, at length, : "I see her occasionally." (from), from time to time, from day one, from now on, from then on, "Does the store have any paint brushes available?" (in), in stock, in supply, in sale, in hand

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