knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to employ; to hire; to charter
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one thin flat object; one sheet
January; first month of the lunar calendar
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
amount of money; sum of money
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
control; management (e.g. of a business)
environment; circumstance
essence; true nature; substance; reality
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
both hands; both arms; ten
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece