(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
company; corporation; workplace
bankrupt person; insolvent person
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
indulging in every possible luxury
technical term; terminology; nomenclature
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
(not so) much; (not) very
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
scoundrel; rascal; villain
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
being startled; getting a shock
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
for example; for instance; e.g.
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over