utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
price reduction; discount
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
how much; how many; to what extent
vice; immorality; corruption
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse