amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
what proportion; what percentage
way of speaking; intimation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
famous sword; excellent sword
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
you (plural); all of you; you all
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
revival; restoration; resuscitation
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to come back; to bloom a second time
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
priority; order of precedence
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to manage a state; to govern a country
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating