little by little; step by step
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
absence; disregard; indifference
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
recommendation; referral; endorsement
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
picking up trash; collecting garbage
legendary beast; magical beast
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
registration; accession; register; entry; record
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
early on; earlier on; from early
guaranteed; authentic; certified
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
decision; settlement; definition
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly