remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
swindler; imposter; crook
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
free (of charge); gratuitous
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to take back; to recapture
lacking a plan; haphazard
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
this (very thing); this precisely
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to smile a smile of satisfaction
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
outsider; someone outside of a group
petty underling; small fry
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to make an appeal; to urge
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining