calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
fourth day of the month; four days
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
private tutor; coach; governess
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
bloodsucking; sucking blood
(period of) a year; during an era
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
predation; eating prey; preying upon
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
form; method; system; formula
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
when it becomes; when it comes to
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor