trend; tendency; movement; attitude
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
sale; sales; selling; marketing
control; management; supervision
financial power; financial means; wealth
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
government office; public office
outsider; someone outside of a group
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
information leak; data breach
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
murder of one's lord or father
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to distract a person's attention
don't worry about it; forget about it
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)