traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
land route; overland route; by land; overland
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
family vacation; family trip
excursion; field trip; school trip
from the beginning; from scratch
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
3rd day of the month; three days
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to grow up; to become an adult
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
comparatively high; fairly expensive
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
selling out; being sold out
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
airfield; airport; aerodrome
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying