interior design; interior; upholstery
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
convenience; user-friendliness
illegal; illicit; unlawful
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
distrust; unjust suspicion
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
inside; interior; inner part
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
(turned out) all right in the end
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to run down (stairs, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)