growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
future (usually near); prospects
choices; alternatives; options
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
single word; a few words; brief comment
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
technical skill; ability; capacity
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
depravity; corruption; degradation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
at first; in the beginning; originally
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
forcibly; against one's will
simply; merely; only; solely
how can (one) do something
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about