extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
a little bit; a little while
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
not worth considering; out of the question
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)