to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
influence; clout; leverage
capital; funds; seed money; asset
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
even more; still more; further
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to accept; to receive; to agree
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
too (much); overly; excessively
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
three generations; three periods; third generation
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
property; fortune; means; assets