to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
living; lifestyle; living room
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
this occasion; at this time; now
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
working adult; full-fledged member of society
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
birth; creation; formation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
contract; compact; agreement
fee; charge; rate; material
100,000,000; one hundred million
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
rate; late; rating; ranking
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
10,000,000,000; ten billion
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
green card (United States Permanent Resident Card); green card (international insurance certificate for United Kingdom motorists)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand