expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
self-interest; selfish desire
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
skill stop (slot machines)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
bill (at a restaurant); check
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
a little bit; a little while
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
having no money; lack of money
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
will not do; do not; does not
ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
8000; eight thousand; many
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
appearance; figure; shape; form