conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
increase in activity; activation
detour; circumvention; turning movement
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
it seems so; that's what it looks like
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
night attack; nocturnal assault
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be a matter of life or death
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
circulation; dissemination