not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
International System of Units; SI
fund management; fund operation
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
within; inside of; less than
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
impossible to do (although wants to)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
common people; ordinary people; masses
cannot be compared with; no match for
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry