large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
very popular; highly favoured
point-of-sale terminal; POS terminal
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
questionnaire; survey; poll
non-smoking seat; non-smoking section
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
connection; link; relationship
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to solicit; to demand; to extort
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
large amount of money; great cost
payment of debts; repayment
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
rival; competitor; competition
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
successively; one after another
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
preliminary results; intermediate results; in-progress total
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one