ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
measures for the promotion of; stimulation measure (for the economy)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
street stall; stand; booth
family; relatives; dependents; household
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
a few years ago; some years back
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
quick to seize an opportunity
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
bent back; hunchback; stoop
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
right (to do something); authority; power
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
practical question (problem); practical matter
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)