coherence; order; focus; point
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
same; similar; (just) like; equal
people; men and women; each person; everybody
resentment; indignation; anger
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
glad countenance; joyful look
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
menial; meanness; servility; abject
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
normalcy; normality; normal
never mind!; don't worry about it
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
long; drawn-out; very long
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to set up shop; to open a store
article; thing; object; property; real estate
not worth considering; out of the question
real estate agent; realtor
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade