indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
money-making; earning money
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to jump at; to be attracted by
to find out; to discover; to locate
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
imagination; supposition; guess
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to prevent; to take precautions
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake