performance of one's official duties
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
use; utility; profit; gain
distribution network; distribution channels
spare time; free time; leisure time
cost-cutting; cost reduction
relation; connection; relevance
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
company president; manager; director
poor; poverty-stricken; destitute
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
drama; play; powerful drug
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
each nation; many nations; many countries
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
password; watchword; motto; slogan
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
by today; before the day is over
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat