exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
progress; advance; improvement; development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
item; something that one "just has to have"
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
because of; owing to; due to
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
early (days); initial stage; initial
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to chase; to run after; to pursue
large number (of); many; majority
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper