marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
rival (company); competitor
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
company president; manager; director
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to fall through (of a plan, project, etc.); to fail; to flop; to collapse; to fizzle out
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
suspicious-looking; fishy
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
anything and everything; just about everything
par; equivalence; face value; parity
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
make good use of; make the most of
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
novelization; turning into a novel