system; institution; organization; organisation
each nation; many nations; many countries
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
everybody; every last one of them; all
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
income; receipts; revenue
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
dropout; quitter; deserter
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
large amount of money; great cost
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
training (esp. in-service); induction course
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
job hunting; job searching
preliminary step; first step
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind