timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
eye for people; ability to judge character
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
death penalty; capital punishment
to sentence; to assign a penalty
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
what's what; heads or tails
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
telecommunications company; telco
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly