to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to pull in (fish); to land
simply; merely; only; solely
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)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
instead; but (on the other hand)
throng; gathering of people
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
seeing one off; farewell; escort
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
good humour (humor); good mood
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
tedious; boring; being fed up with
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience