cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
computer environment-specific bug
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
random-access memory; RAM
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
settlement out of court; private settlement
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
party given in recognition of a person's services
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
downward adjustment; downward revision
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
copy-and-paste; copypasta (block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet)
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
success or failure; result
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook