red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
money-making; earning money
installment; instalment; premium; bill
love of animals; animal loving
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
how should I know?; don't ask me
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
10,000,000,000; ten billion
businessman; industrialist
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
life; living; I; me; student
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain