prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
wages; pay; rental payment
comparatively high; fairly expensive
unemployment allowance; unemployment benefits
expectant and nursing mothers
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
prohibition; inhibition; ban
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
love; attachment; lovesickness
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
change in the law; legal reform
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(made of) stone; stone-built
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
coating (esp. lacquering)
card (with a message written on it)
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
as long as one's strength lasts
(the condition of) one's health
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
approval; license; licence; permission
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)