fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
national traits or character; nationality
one way or the other; either way
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
every place; various places
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
hegemony; leadership; initiative
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
serves you right!; see what happens!
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
general public; the masses
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up