retirement; resignation; stepping down
to be profitable; to yield a profit
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
munitions industry; war industry
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
moneymaking; earning money
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
political measures; policy
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
donation; contribution; offering
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
return current; reflux; back flow
matter for great congratulation
heating; application of heat
out of control; uncontrollable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
maintaining the status quo
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics