trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
pressure; oppression; suppression
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
capital; funds; seed money; asset
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
written and spoken words; description
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
elder sister; effeminate man
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride