secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
military force; military strength
striking; remarkable; considerable
influence; clout; leverage
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
on the sea; surface of the sea
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
such; like that; that sort of; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
not yet known; unknown; strange
expertise; experience; knowledge
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
possible; likely; probable
desperately; for one's dear life
succession struggle; succession race
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy