inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
prize money; monetary award; reward
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
joint struggle; common (united) front
older brother and younger sister
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
common people; ordinary people; masses
astronomical figure; astronomical number
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
great man; great god; hero; big man
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
somebody (important); person of importance
association; society; organization; organisation
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)