to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
goodness; excellence; virtue
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
release; emission; ejection
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)
to have a rumor circulating
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
looking on (somebody) as hostile
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
everybody; every last one of them; all
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to threaten; to make threats
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)