special; particular; peculiar; unique
ingredient; component; composition
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to become empty; to be emptied
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to palm off; to force a sale
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
nothing but; none other than
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (for); for; in the capacity of
failure; mistake; blunder
because of; owing to; due to
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle