turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
had better ...; had better not ...
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
if it is the case that ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
declaration of war; proclamation of war
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work