to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
favorite; favourite; habitually used
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
source of funds; resources; finances
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
luxury item; luxury goods
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
instead; but (on the other hand)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
contract; compact; agreement
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
raw materials; ingredients
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
because of; owing to; due to
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
society; the world; the times
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation