at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
perfect; complete; flawless
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
making money; making a profit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
the other day; a few days ago
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort