economy of scale; cost saving or benefit from having a larger scale (e.g. of production)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
crops; agricultural produce
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
way of speaking; intimation
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to happen to have on hand or in stock
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to some extent; to a certain extent
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
popular person; favorite; favourite