never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to throw at; to turn; to raise
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
simultaneous; all at once
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
health; healthy; sound; fit
promoting; increase; advance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
outside world; physical world
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
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
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance