big corporation; major firm; leading company
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
war; fighting; fierce competition
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
future; possible; potential; prospective
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
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)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
participation; joining; entry
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
trouble; bother; annoyance