to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
selling of digital downloads (e.g. music, e-books, software); download sales; digital distribution
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
selling out; being sold out
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cake served with tea; teacake
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
soon; shortly; before long
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to write down; to record; to register
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to die; to lay down life's burden