passage; fare; shipping charges
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
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advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
boat people (esp. from Vietnam); boat refugees; refugees fleeing by boat
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done