medical expenses; doctor's bill
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
clause; article; stipulations
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to select someone (out of many people)
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(period of) a year; during an era
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to look down over; to look down on
quiet; still; surreptitious
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to exchange; to interchange
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
trial; judgement; judgment
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
settlement out of court; private settlement
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class