to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
long service allowance; longevity pay
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to anticipate; to foresee
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
increase (in an amount of money)
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
starting (construction) work
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to own; to receive; to understand
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
distress; wretched condition
as; because; with; due to
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)