to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
preliminary investigation; preparation
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
close; intimate; on good terms
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
lengthening a vowel (e.g. as in Kansai dialect); long sound (esp. long vowel)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to become an expert; to be master at
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to snatch from; to steal from
right beside; close to; nearby
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be lacking in options; to be too few
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to be responsive; to show immediate results
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
departure place; place of departure
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
business discussion; negotiation