import; importation; introduction; afferent
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
being adopted into the family of one's bride
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
open time slot; unoccupied time slot
modern state; modern nation
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
from the beginning; from scratch
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
productive; constructive; meaningful
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to be thrilled; to be excited
(only) one option; one possible choice
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
workshop; studio; atelier
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word