plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
stirring; rousing oneself
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
workshop; studio; atelier
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
clientele; customer stratum
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
lower classes; proletariat; underclass
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
some people; a few people; several people
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
income; receipts; revenue
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)