renewal; update; innovation; improvement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
almost; roughly; approximately
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator