owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
attack; assault; attempt; try
creation; generation; formation; derivation
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to backfire; to have a harmful result
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
prohibition; inhibition; ban
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to need; to demand; to take; to require
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
how many people; a number of people
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
society; the world; the times
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony