in the background; not standing out
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
prize money; monetary award; reward
every year; yearly; annually
official announcement; proclamation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
decision; settlement; definition
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
somehow; for some reason or other
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange