main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
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)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
house search (e.g. by the police)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
connection; link; relationship
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
referral fee; introduction fee
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
all; entire; whole; altogether
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date