little by little; bit by bit
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
political measures; policy
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
defense; defence; protection
base; basis; bedrock; platform
notes; comment; remark; annotation
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
undisputed; entirely; perfect
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy