society; the world; the times
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
price reduction; discount
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
palatial residence; stately mansion
master; teacher; stable master
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
cooperation; coordination; link
battle formation; military formation
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
trio; gang of three; threesome
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to get tired out; to be exhausted
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to drink up; to drain (cup)
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
disadvantageous; long (odds)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
sixth day of the month; six days
holding out a little longer
headquarters; head office; main office
still; as yet; as it has been