freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
offering a full report to a superior
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
trend of the times; way things are going
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
leadership; initiative; spearhead
leader; central personage
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
while; during (the time when)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
financial power; financial means; wealth
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
support; backing; aid; assistance