transactions; dealings; business
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
24 hours; twenty-four hours
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
risk aversion; risk reduction
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to keep a watchful eye on
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
society; the world; the times
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
but; however; provided that
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
do-or-die game; crucial contest
preliminary step; first step
preliminary test or trial; tryout
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
on the occasion of; at the time of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
invisibly; secretly; privately
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly