towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
that is to say; so that means
piece; fragment; one (object)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
in one's own way or style
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
vocational school; technical school
promotion; raising of status
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme