800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to wring the neck; to strangle
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
script; screenplay; scenario
along; parallel to; in accordance with
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
again (and again); once again; yet again
review (of learned material); revision
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
ninth day of the month; nine days
measurement error; calculation error
approximate value; approximation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
will not do; do not; does not
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
bet; wager; stake; gamble
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss