expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
powerful person; influential person
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
sixth day of the month; six days
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
that's true; of course; obviously
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
God; god; ace; king; superior person
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
superstition; superstitious belief
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
Europe and America; the West
value analysis; volt-ampere; visual aid
something like ...; something called ...
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
what do you want?; can I help you?
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)