busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
development; exploitation
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
intellectual property right
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
how long; how much; to what extent
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to read the situation; to sense the mood
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)