first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to need; to call for; to require
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
oversupply (of goods, etc.); excessive supply
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
property; fortune; means; assets
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
very hungry; starving; ravenous
dose; installment; instalment
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
severe; strict; tough; hard
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
three-digit number; hundreds column
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
having said that; be that as it may
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
practical problem; practical matter