big corporation; major firm; leading company
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
war; fighting; fierce competition
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
future; possible; potential; prospective
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
participation; joining; entry; adherence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
trouble; bother; annoyance