goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
flour; meal; powder; dust
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unable to resist; unable to suppress
in the same way as; just like
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
series of battles; successive battles
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
don't you think?; indicates question
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
pride; boast; credit (to)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue