to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
single word; a few words; brief comment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
several years; a few years
power map; power structure; power relationships
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
financial muscle; economic clout
individual; private person; personal; private
to form a group; to form a bunch
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
economical; comparatively cheap
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
every place; various places