zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
around the world; throughout the world
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
investment; contribution; financing
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to make an appeal; to urge
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
big talk; boasting; bragging
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
personal feelings; self-interest
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
rival; competitor; competition
wide difference; a world of difference
how much; how many; to what extent
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
else; in addition; besides
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to