... years old; age (of) ...
at that time; in those days
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
import; importation; introduction; afferent
work; business; company; study
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
establishment (of a business); founding
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
distress; wretched condition
to escape from; to get out
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
hostility; antagonism; opposition
enterprise; business; company; corporation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
company president; manager; director
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to order; to command; to appoint
how many people; a number of people
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life