estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
bank; banking institution
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
start of work; commencement; opening
courteous; decorous; polite
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...