valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feeling; sense; impression
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
company; corporation; workplace
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
individual; private person; personal; private
progressive taxation; graduated taxation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I see; that's right; indeed
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already