advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
general public; the masses
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
final stage; terminal stage
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
political measures; policy
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
practical; realistic; pragmatic
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
minimum; at the very least
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lead a life; to live a life
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
luxury item; luxury goods