conservation of electric power
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to eat too much; to overeat
slightly heavy; a little heavy
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
frequency (of appearance)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
hoarding; storing away (without using)
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart