ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to sell off; to dispose of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to palm off; to force a sale
to be profitable; to yield a profit
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
contract; compact; agreement
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; gun; pistol
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
commerce; trade; business
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
space; interval; space character; whitespace
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?