paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
frequency (of occurrence)
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
almost every day; almost daily
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to play a central role; to take a leading part
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
sale; sales; selling; marketing
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to shade an account; to add something extra
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in