individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
reduction; diminution; abatement
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
equality; uniformity; evenness
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
person concerned; interested party; related party
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to thrust before; to thrust at
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
witnessing; observing; sighting
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
government official; clerk