to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
parting; separation; farewell
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
business office; place of business
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
direct selling; direct sales
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
reform; reformation; reorganization
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
preliminary arrangements; spade work
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
(written) contract; agreement
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
toast; congratulatory cup
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)