tedious; boring; being fed up with
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
still; even now; to this day
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
change in the law; legal reform
to spread; to be propagated
police officer; policeman; policewoman
last century; ancient times
(United States of) America; USA; US
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to thrust before; to thrust at
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
product; produce; result; fruit