sudden price jump; steep price rise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
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; 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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
to be seen; to be in sight; 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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to