minimum; at the very least
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to breathe out; to exhale
simply; merely; only; solely
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
millions; several million; a few million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
reopening; resumption; restarting
adds force or indicates command
daily publication; daily issue
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters