rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
business discussion; negotiation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)