to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
strike (i.e. industrial action)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
on the other hand; at the same time
whistle (sound made with the lips)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to make merry; to be festive
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to feel depressed; to be down
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
southern part; the south (of a region)
(navigable) canal; waterway
important point; strategic position; key point
gem; jewel; precious stone
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
headquarters; head office; main office
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
rubbing one's hands together
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount