to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
legendary beast; magical beast
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
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
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to sniff out; to get wind of
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
but; however; provided that
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
essence; true nature; substance; reality
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead