price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
8th day of the month; eight days
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to become better; to improve
to step forward; to volunteer
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
from the viewpoint of; according to
number of times; frequency; count
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
real intention; true motive; true meaning
whispering into a person's ear
interference; intervention; meddling