cut; reduction; curtailment
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
matter of time; question of time
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
enterprise; business; company; corporation
newly issued stock or share; stock issue; share issue
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
third-party allocation of shares
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
choices; alternatives; options
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
mass communication; mass media
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl