first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
second day of the month; two days
preparations for a journey
genuine; authentic; true; real
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
this and that; one thing or another
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
major dealer; wealthy merchant
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
(political) power; authority; influence
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
one's (official) authority; power
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
labor; labour; work; service
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming