to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
the other day; a few days ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
vice; immorality; corruption
extermination; expulsion; destruction
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Europe and America; the West
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
victim; injured party; sufferer
to prevent; to take precautions
to be able (to); to be possible (to)