labor; labour; manpower; working force
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
beforehand; in advance; previously
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to take over; to hand over
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to offer for sale; to put on the market
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
sampling food; tasting; trying
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
man; male; masculine gender
commitment; pledge; promise
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
retreating figure; appearance from behind
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shadow figure; silhouette
to grimace; to make a wry face
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)