prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
leader; magnate; big head
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to state; to express; to mention
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
businessman; industrialist
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
eccentric; crank; oddball
etc.; et cetera; and so on
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
capable of anything; liable to do
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
very careful; thoroughly prepared
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
like this; this sort; this way
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
capable of anything; liable to do
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time