beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
advance payment; money paid in advance
genuine; authentic; true; real
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
the instability of a political situation; political instability
United Arab Emirates; UAE
document; official papers
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
contract; compact; agreement
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
palatial residence; stately mansion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
sunlight; rays of the Sun
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
second day of the month; two days
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand