acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
(necessary) personnel; required person
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
decline; fall; decay; withering
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
long ago; previous; of a former age
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
thousands; several thousand
leading person; foremost figure
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
(Japanese) long sword; large sword; guandao; Chinese glaive
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much