peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
good impression; favorable impression
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to relax; to feel at home
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to degenerate; to lapse into
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
impossible; unlikely; improbable
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
packing; crating; packaging
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place