index finger; forefinger; second toe
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
almost; roughly; approximately
to express (in words); to confess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
outside world; physical world
to overflow from something full
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
in accordance with; according to
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection