service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
declaration; statement; proclamation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
human relations; personal relationships
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
article; news story; report; account
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
scenery; scene; landscape
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
department of economics; faculty of economics
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
foreign capital group; foreign company
financing company; credit firm
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove