merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
military campaign; battle; war
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
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 dance (orig. a hopping dance)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
please; somehow or other; one way or another
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
beyond this point; from now on; after this
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
-less; lacking; non-existing