to cut into (a conversation); to interject
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
estimate (of costs); budget
how long; how far; how much
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
sympathy; compassion; pity
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
100,000; hundred thousand
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
chapter one; first chapter
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
by means of; due to; because of; according to
meaning; significance; sense
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
proposal; offer; request; application
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
broken product; faulty product
honor; honour; credit; prestige