rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
maintenance; preservation; improvement
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
now that; since; so long as; because
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
round; spherical; circular
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
color marking pen; colour marking pen
genuine; authentic; true; pure
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
older brother; elder brother
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
many; a lot; much; multitude
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
feel (of a material); texture
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to thrust down; to push off
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
regret; repentance; remorse