to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
relatively; comparatively
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
company; corporation; workplace
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
even if; even though; however; no matter how
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand