hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to establish; to formulate
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
plural; multiple; several
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
payment to the government
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
to shed light; to cast light
offense and defense; offence and defence
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
wired; cabled; communication by wire
lux (unit of illuminance)
store interior; inside of a shop
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
declaration of war; proclamation of war
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
useless resistance; vain struggle
late summer heat; lingering summer heat