(not) even for a moment; (not) for an instant
palm reading; palm reader; palmist
intelligence agency; secret service
administrator of an estate
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
guess; speculation; supposition
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
traditional; customary; conventional
system; institution; organization; organisation
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
absolute amount; absolute quantity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
cold sleep; suspended animation