to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
high rating; good reputation
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
other than; excluding; without
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
farming implement; farm tools
rare; extraordinary; singular
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to be exhausted; to be worn out
simple and clear; plain and simple
work-in-progress; working state
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
growth period (in children)
to be contrary to one's expectations
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to rebuild; to reconstruct
disaster; calamity; misfortune
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
ingredient; component; composition
through a wall; on the other side of a wall