to be expensive; to be costly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
class; heading; group; category
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
real estate agent; realtor
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
excess; surplus; superabundance
to follow another's example
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
living together (with one more person)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine