establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
way (of doing); manner; method; means
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
from the beginning; from scratch
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
economic world; financial circles; business community
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
war; fighting; fierce competition
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)