machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hello; good day; good afternoon
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
grandfather; male senior-citizen
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
a little bit; a little while
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay