the other day; a few days ago
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000,000; one hundred million
foreign; abroad; overseas
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
instead; but (on the other hand)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to order; to command; to appoint
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
all; entire; whole; altogether
guess; speculation; supposition
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)