manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
pride; boast; credit (to)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
raw materials; ingredient
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
a second time; again; once more; twice
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bank; banking institution
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
belief; faith; conviction
head; brains; intellect; understanding
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
good; goodness; right; virtue
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
moneylending; moneylender
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
proposal; proposition; suggestion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
share (in a company); stock
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy