strength; power; proficiency; ability
perfect; complete; flawless
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
adverse circumstances; adversity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
beyond human understanding
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance