thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
dominion; territory; possession
to state; to express; to mention
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
normal practice; proper practice
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
way (of doing); manner; method; means
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to set up shop; to open a store
at first; in the beginning; originally
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
employment (long term); hire
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently