market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
in the future; another day; later
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
cover song (remake of another artist's song)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
charming; fascinating; attractive
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
influence; clout; leverage
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Dunkerque (France); Dunkirk
commissioned officer; military officer
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on