sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to shake off; to throw off
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
settlement; conclusion; summary
naturalization; naturalisation
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
princess; daughter of a nobleman
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
it is I who should say so
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter