economic strength; economic power; economic might
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
arrangement; pact; agreement
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
research; study; investigation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize