quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
mockery; derision; ridicule
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
middle of the night; dead of night
being filled with; being full of; permeation
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
striking; remarkable; considerable
longing for; burning desire
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
right (to do something); authority; power
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
dirty work; unpleasant task
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
economic strength; economic power; economic might