making efficient; optimization
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
one way or the other; either way
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
reform; reformation; reorganization
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be free; to be available
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to work hard; to work diligently
new development; new discovery
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sampling food; tasting; trying
this occasion; at this time; now
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title