year on year; on the previous year
a long time ago; long before now
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rising; ascending; climbing
(amount of) expenditures or disbursements
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
on and after; from ... onward; since
future; possible; potential; prospective
increase (in an amount of money)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to triumph; to be elated with success
working for a company; being employed by a company
to be full of pride; to be boastful
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
sampling food; tasting; trying
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
thorough; exhaustive; complete
making efficient; optimization
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
reform; reformation; reorganization
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
chilly feeling after a bath
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
one's house; one's home; one's family
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble