to beat; to batter; to pummel
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to pretend; to act (as if)
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
(in) the air; midair; sky
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
without leaving any trace
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
economic independence; self-sufficiency; autarky
(private) investigation company; research agency
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
sale; sales; selling; marketing
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon