to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
very rich person; the super rich
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
cattail pollen (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
moment to quit; way to quit
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
an issue being settled; a case being closed
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
borrowing without returning
business ability; business acumen
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
wealthy person; millionaire
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
rival; competitor; competition
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
outline; summary; argument
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to be profitable; to yield a profit
figurative expression; metaphorical expression