to be conspicuous; to stand out
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
true state; actual condition; reality
heading; headline; index; headword
though; notwithstanding; although
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
inflammatory (news) article; inflammatory fake news
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
disguised contracting; fake subcontract; hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
month-long period; (during) month