you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
way (of doing); manner; method; means
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
because of; owing to; due to
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
situation of one's own doing
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
door (Western-style, car, etc.)