acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
import; importation; introduction; afferent
praise; glorification; extolment
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
assortment; product lineup
harmful literature; harmful book; harmful reading matter
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
prohibited item; banned item
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
harmful animal; pest; vermin
eight (long cylindrical things)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
stand-up work; work performed standing
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
control; management; supervision
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)