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100,000,000; one hundred million

3

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

to have the nerve to

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to look sour (disgusted)

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

wearily

1

to straighten up; to sit upright

2

director; trustee

16

town councillor; town council member

1

hereabouts; around here

1

to spread; to be propagated

2

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

forehead; brow

2

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

two thirds

2

value; worth; merit

1

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

1

zero; nought

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

1

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

sum total; total amount

1

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

2

in addition

1

guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

2

orthopaedic surgeon; plastic surgeon

1

application; request; petition

1

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

progress; development

1

risk

1

ambitious person

1

the management ranks

3

property; fortune; assets

1

to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand

1

people

2

to bear fruit

1

one's husband; one's wife

2

family corporation; family company; affiliated concern

2