kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
busy; having no (free) time
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
individual; private person; personal; private
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
tag; slip; label; sticker
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase