to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
share (in a company); stock
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
normalcy; normality; normal
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
speculative buying; buying long; buying on margin
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to count on; to anticipate; to expect