measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to be enchanted; to be charmed
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
business world; business circles; (the) industry
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
not limited to; not just ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be profitable; to yield a profit
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to rest one's chin in one's hands