private tutor; coach; governess
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
political measures; policy
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
commuting to school; school commute
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
nesting hole; burrow; den
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
infection; contagion; becoming infected
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
to assemble; to set up; to construct
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle