chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
loved one; lover; sweetheart
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to offer for sale; to put on the market
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
branch office; branch store
business plan; business schedule; project
proposed site; site chosen
district; section; sector
according to plan; as planned; on target
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
to be impolite; to be discourteous
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
trembling with excitement
to summon courage; to be brave
future prospects; promise
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to laugh away; to laugh off
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away