labor; labour; manpower; working force
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
farming; agriculture; cultivation
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
production output; number of goods manufactured
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
form; situation; condition
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
American Civil War (1861-1865)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
private tutor; coach; governess
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
smoothly; easily; readily
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
all present; all concerned; all of us
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
vague recollection; faint memory
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
drama; play; Chinese opera
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ruler; monarch; sovereign
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor