foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
study; diligence; discount; reduction
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
popular name; common name; given name
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
fee; charge; rate; material
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
handicraft; industrial art object
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
pronunciation; production of sound
correction; revision; amendment
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
intelligence gathering; information gathering
not limited to; not just ...
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
review (of learned material); revision
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
in a day; in a brief space of time
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely