to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
commerce; trade; business
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
second coming; second advent
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
(physical) growth; development
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
to whine; to make feeble complaints
business; trade; operations; sales
life or death; existence; destiny
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
release; emission; ejection
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
workshop; studio; atelier
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
quick work; (clever) feat
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered