world; society; people; the public
called; known as; that; to say
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
frequency (of occurrence)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
one (thing); one piece; one item
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
street stall; stand; booth
on hand; readily available
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
match (for lighting a fire)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
price reduction; discount
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
selling out; being sold out
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards