elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
home; household; family; hearth
mediator; go-between; middleman
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
suffix appended to someone else's family members
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
very young; little; childish; immature
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
supply; provision; raising; procurement
investment; contribution; financing
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
if so; in that case; in that situation
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away