last week; the week before
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fourth day of the month; four days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to fold up; to fold into layers
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
trip abroad; overseas travel
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be discouraged; to shrink from
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
negotiations; discussions; connection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
the other day; a few days ago
one's share; one's portion
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
convenience; user-friendliness
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far