to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
success; prosperity; boom
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
high tide; high water; climax; high point
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
unshakeable (e.g. belief); invincible; steadfastness; firmness; unwavering (e.g. support); absolutely secure
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
order; sequence; procedure
government office; public office
section manager; section chief
three cheers; three chants; singing three times
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
attendance; those present
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to collect; to assemble; to gather