disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
world-class; (of) high global reputation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
very popular; highly favoured
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
intensive-care old people's home
after tax income; net income
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
national pension; government pension system
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
preliminary investigation; preparation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
period of youth; while young
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else