fee; charge; rate; material
land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land
investment; contribution; financing
hard training; intensive training
putting out the light; switching off the light
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
on-the-job training; hands-on training
critical condition; being on the verge of death
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
brain tumor; brain tumour
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
center; centre; metropolis
opening a business; opening a practice
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
financier; business leader
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
travelling alone; solitary journey
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty