bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to jump at; to be attracted by
first year; initial (year)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
residing; living; dwelling
formal; official; ceremonious
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
each nation; many nations; many countries
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to be able to manage somehow or another
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
dishwashing; doing dishes
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to look forward to something
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
private tutor; coach; governess