enterprise; business; company; corporation
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
conviction; belief; confidence
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to continue to work; to work away (at)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
purse; wallet; billfold; cashbox; till
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
same generation; one's generation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
how; in what way; I wonder
article; news story; report; account
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy