staff member; employee; worker; personnel
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
God; god; ace; king; superior person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
until now; so far; up to the present
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to detain; to check; to restrain
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
since when; from when; how long
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
black rotary-dial telephone
Zico (Arthur Antunes Coimbra)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
leased line; private circuit; private line
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
as many (people) as possible
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire