no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
catfight; fight between women
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
fluent (in a language); flowing
talk; recital; narration; topic
to bail out (water); to scoop out
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
exclusive; attached to; specialist
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
amusement (recreational) facilities
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
self-interest; selfish desire
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
human rights; civil liberties
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true