(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
passing through without stopping; passing by
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to look down on; to make light of
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
of course; certainly; naturally
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy