to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
business discussion; negotiation
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
hegemony; leadership; initiative
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
young girl; lass; adolescent female
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
storefront; front of a store
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to do someone in; to bump someone off