scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
list price; regular price; established price
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
ten (long cylindrical things)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
fourth day of the month; four days
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
fate; destiny; predestination
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
sixth day of the month; six days
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
either way; in any case; one way or another
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly