acquaintance; friend; familiar face
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
corporate drone; corporate slave
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
once upon a time; a long time ago
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
low dining table; tea table
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
high-tech; high-technology
precision equipment; delicate equipment
armament; soldier's equipment
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
desperation; self-abandonment
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
big man; large man; tall man; giant
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency