equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
assertion; declaration; affirmation
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
everywhere; all over; throughout
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
export; exportation; efferent
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
on one hand; on the other hand
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
taste; palate; sense of taste
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
imperial court; royal court
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
authenticity; credibility
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits