focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
attraction; lure; invitation
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
victim; injured party; sufferer
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
mid-air breakage or disintegration
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
establishment; settlement
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
development project (program, programme, plan)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
prior investment; upfront investment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was