upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
construction; establishment
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
power; authority; jurisdiction
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
digital voice recorder; field recorder
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
one's own work; making by oneself
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string