to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
preparation; arrangements
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
of course; certainly; naturally
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
considerably; fairly; quite
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
and; thereupon; because of that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reform; reformation; reorganization
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional