very rich person; the super rich
10,000,000,000; ten billion
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
having said that; on the other hand
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
classification system; classification method
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
long (time that has passed); old (story)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
dodgy dealings; monkey business
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
outer space; void of space
explosion; rupture; break off