stagnation; hindrance; delay
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
sales promotion; hard selling
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in the mountains; among the mountains
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to be erected; to be built
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
branch office; agency; sub-branch
it's no joke; gimme a break!
working in the fields; working on a farm
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
many; numerous; various; large number of
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to shake; to sway; to waver
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation