our country; our land; one's own country
maintenance; preservation; improvement
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
distance in a straight line
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
exclusive; attached to; specialist
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dead person; deceased person
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to employ; to hire; to charter
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
receptionist; reception woman
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
compensating; making up for; supplementation
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
advance payment; money paid in advance
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
how long; how far; how much
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
switchback (railway); zig zag
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category