to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
front company (for an organized crime operation)
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
long military service; having experienced many battles
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
manipulation of information; spin
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
instructor; advisor; adviser
public interest; public benefit; public good
manufacturing plant; production facility
pessimism; negative thinking
to shake one's head (in denial)
temporary employee placement
three persons; three parties
small; fine; detailed; stingy
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
intensive; concentrated; focused
sharing; share (on social media); market share
dominant (note, chord); dominant (person); overbearing (personality)
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
leaving everything up to someone else
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for