several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
bet; wager; stake; gamble
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
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)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
money-making; earning money
as (for); for; in the capacity of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to jump at; to be attracted by
to find out; to discover; to locate
all present; all concerned; all of us
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on