fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
financial structure; financial constitution
through train; direct train
anthracite; smokeless coal
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
contraceptive device; birth-control device
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
tragus (small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear); tragi; antilobium
technical course; technical training
through train; direct service
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
spaghetti Napolitana; Italian spaghetti dish made with a tomato sauce
moquette (thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)
spiral (railway); spiral loop; curved railway line used to ascend steep hills
to hold back on; to restrict sales of; to be reluctant to sell
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
two-humped; two-peaked; bimodal