recently; lately; these days
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
foreign capital group; foreign company
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
world; society; people; the public
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
share (in a company); stock
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
all; entire; whole; altogether
specialization; specialisation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)