passage; path; route; one's way
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
party; gang; company; squad
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
security for a loan; collateral
interest; rights; concession
customs (duties); duty; tariff
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
finance business; moneylending business
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to meddle (e.g. in a conversation); to butt in; to interfere; to interrupt
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
process; course; mechanism
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on