vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
person interested in studying abroad; person wanting to study abroad
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
becoming active; increase in activity
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
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
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
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
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
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; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
hegemony; leadership; initiative
means; way; method; measure
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) 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