field; sphere; realm; division; branch
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
entire world; whole world; world stage
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
millions; several million; a few million
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up