refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
license; licence; certificate; charter
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
big talk; boasting; bragging
written request; request for ...; application for ...
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to smirk; to grin broadly
workshop; studio; atelier
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
reason for being; raison d'être
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
order; command; directions; instructions
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stand by; to be on standby
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
tool; implement; means; furniture