selfishness; selfish motive
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
several sheets (flat objects)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
receipt of money; money received; receipts; depositing; deposit; payment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
genius; prodigy; natural gift
limit price (e.g. on a stock transaction); price limit
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses