operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
twice; again; second time
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
few decades; many decades; several decades
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bank; banking institution
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
belief; faith; conviction
head; brains; intellect; understanding
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
good; goodness; right; virtue
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
moneylending; moneylender
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
proposal; proposition; suggestion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
share (in a company); stock
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
fucking; screwing; having sex
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity