surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
active; dynamic; energetic
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
fuel consumption; gas mileage
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
one's (living) environment
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
entrance fee; participation cost
free (of charge); gratuitous
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
last night; yesterday evening
somewhat below; slightly below
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
item; commodity; list of articles
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...