celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
in person; personally; (do) oneself
baton (of command); order; command; direction
abuse; misuse; perversion
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
3000; three thousand; many
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
convenience; user-friendliness
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
a cut above; one step above
all creation; all nature; all the universe
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
morning; forenoon; just before noon
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in person; personally; directly
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement