Vocabulary

being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper

being good at selling; shrewd salesman

being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things

being good at cooking; good cook

being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other

game of go played by poor players

Clarino (brand-name synthetic leather)

memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other

pure ice; factory-made ice without impurities

laying a table; setting a table

short bob (haircut)

associate editor; deputy editor

Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month

hereditary system; hereditary succession

associate editor; deputy editor

New Zealand

expansion; build-up; hyperplasia

privacy policy

job vacancy information; recruitment information

foreign country

archive file

compressed file

overruling (a line judge's call; in tennis)

functional sensitivity (esp. in photography); effective sensitivity

view count (of a video); number of views

(labour) union movement; union activities

flaring (gas, metal pipe, etc.)

subcontractor; outsourcing contractor

wave overtopping

disclaimer; exemption clause; exclusions (liability, responsibility, etc.)

information security; information protection; data security

Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings

port city; harbour city; harbor city

descending staircase

ascending staircase

counteroffer; counter-offer

loyal customer; important customer

regular school; school that follows the regular curriculum