revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
finance business; moneylending business
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
(having) life-and-death power (over)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
worst; worst-case (scenario)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
hostility; animosity; enmity
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to show up; to appear; to turn up
fighting in numerous battles
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated