small number; few; minority
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
point in common; common feature
secretariat; executive office
beginning; outset; first; onset
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to win and advance to the next round
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be profitable; to yield a profit
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
notice; notification; report; posting
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that