stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
futures; futures contract
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
extravagant; wasteful of money
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
in succession; one by one
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
study; diligence; discount; reduction
studying very hard; studying like mad
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express