event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
foreign matter; impurities
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
a short while ago; already
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to concern; to be related
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
decision; settlement; definition
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
story of one's experiences
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
suddenly; all of a sudden