analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
foreign; abroad; overseas
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
to spread; to be propagated
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
pointing out; identification
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
club budget; club expense
increase (in an amount of money)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to win and advance to the next round
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
smoothly; easily; readily
carefree; free from worry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to straighten up; to sit upright
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent