double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
property; fortune; means; assets
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
great wealth; enormous fortune
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
immediately; right away; on the spot
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment