to detest; to abhor; to loathe
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
in the meanwhile; during the time
arrest; apprehension; capture
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
military service; conscription
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
monetary system; currency system
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
important; momentous; essential; principal; major