to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
representative; exemplary; model
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
incident; affair; happening; event
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
100,000,000; one hundred million
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
motive power; driving force
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice