to discuss; to talk together
leadership; initiative; spearhead
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
account book; register; ledger
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
pressure; oppression; suppression
(how) many times; (how) often
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
street; quarter; district; area
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
village headman; village mayor
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
to become empty; to be emptied
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in comparison to; rather than
while; during (the time when)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to rebuild; to reconstruct
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
whispering; murmuring; subdued
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely