meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
will not do; do not; does not
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to distribute; to hand out
living thing; living creature; animal; life
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
endless; boundless; everlasting
every month; monthly; month by month
800,000; eight hundred thousand
(written) contract; agreement
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
fortress; stronghold; citadel
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be saved up (of money)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
desire for revenge; vengeful thought