reward; honorarium; remuneration
but; however; provided that
conditionally; with conditions attached
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
frequency (of occurrence)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
awkward (difficult) question
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
main cause; primary factor
to understand; to make out
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
not yet known; unknown; strange
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
small; fine; detailed; stingy
having high information content; informative
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
hometown; rural township (of China)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
business; trade; operations; sales