study; research; investigation
leading person; foremost figure
first generation; founder
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
chief; main; principal; important
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
connection; link; relationship
watering hole; watering place
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
branch office; agency; sub-branch
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman