capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
foreign enemy; outside invader
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
lifetime employment; permanent employment
seniority by length of service
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
head of family; originator
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
major stockholder; large shareholder
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to bring up under one's personal care
turmoil; chaos; confusion
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
price; cost; value; worth; value
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to take back; to recapture
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
shareholding ratio; percentage of stock owned (e.g. by a particular investor); equity share
stock holdings; one's shares
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different