to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
common name; popular name
financial world; business circles
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
promotion; raising of status
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
armed might; military power; the sword; force
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to become better; to improve
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
surely; certainly; without doubt
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to overdo; to do too much
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
full of troubles, difficulties
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ignorant of the ways of the world
both; both sides; both parties
to increase; to add to; to augment
being startled; getting a shock
surrounding at a distance
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression