estimate (of costs); budget
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to praise to the skies; to extol
at first; in the beginning; originally
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
small-time candy store; penny candy store
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
food expenses; cost of one's board
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
social; societal; societary
being concerned about or mindful of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
labor; labour; manpower; working force
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
way; method; means; resource; course
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be second to none (in)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
several sheets (flat objects)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out