monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
nothing but; none other than
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
outfitting (of a ship); rigging; (ship's) outfit; fittings; equipment
flame retardance; flame resistance; incombustibility
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to show signs of; to appear
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
ten; 10; ten years of age
while; during (the time when)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
fate; chance; relationship; tie
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related