century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
simple and clear; plain and simple
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
treatment (of a person); dealing with
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
must not; should not; do not
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
system; institution; organization; organisation
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
in low spirits; dejected; sad
fortune-telling; divination
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty