statice (flower); sea-lavender
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
organic farming; organic cultivation
to throw down the drain; to waste
double-edged; double-edged blade
to backfire; to have a harmful result
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
necessary documents; important documents
to miss (one's chance to ...)
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
second-hand shop; recycle shop
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
public relations; client liaison; client relations
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
technical official; technical officer
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
civil affairs; civil case
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
like he said; same for me; ditto
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
payment of debts; repayment
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance