good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
considerably; greatly; a lot
cost-cutting; cost reduction
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
candy; sweet; confectionary
quantitative; concerning the quantity
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
convenient; handy; useful
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
free (of charge); gratuitous
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
participation; joining; entry
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
prospects of victory; chances of success
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...