food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
such; like that; that sort of; very
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
in succession; one after another
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that's the way it is; such is life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
and; thereupon; because of that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to employ; to hire; to charter
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
also known as; also called
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious