to imitate; to follow; to emulate
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
time; season; period; phase; stage
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to bring back; to restore
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
principal occupation; core business
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
way of speaking; intimation
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take over; to hand over
many; a lot; much; multitude
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
work; business; company; study
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
financial products; financial instruments