to cost little; to come cheap
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
retail store; retail shop
private; exclusive; secret
out-sourcing; outsourcing
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
at first; in the beginning; originally
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
increase (in an amount of money)
every year; yearly; annually
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to perceive; to understand
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
selfishness; self-interest
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
refutation; rebuttal; retort