disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
price; cost; value; worth; value
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
how many years; how long; what year
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
several people; a few people
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
notebook; account book; register
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
library; book collection; paperback book
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to keep a watchful eye on
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)