enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be profitable; to yield a profit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
this (very thing); this precisely
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
war; fighting; fierce competition
to use up all one's strength
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
wedded life; married life
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
beyond human understanding
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than