gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
country; territory; domain; realm
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
research; study; investigation
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to tower over the surroundings
dozens; scores of; decades
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
nothing but; except; no more than
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)