rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
early (days); initial stage; initial
natural (physical) environment
generation; the world; the age
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
in succession; one after another
karoshi; death from overwork
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
incident; affair; happening; event
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
long ago; already; a long time ago
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
that is to say; so that means
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
normal value; normal level
together; at the same time; same; identical
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration