festival; feast; carnival
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
every year; yearly; annually
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
import; importation; introduction; afferent
the other day; some time ago; recently
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
participation; joining; entry; adherence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
management; administration; operation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
several years; a few years
within; inside of; less than
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
by means of; due to; because of; according to
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance