monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
people; men and women; each person; everybody
gambling den; gambling house
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
import; importation; introduction; afferent
income; receipts; revenue
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
private funds; own funds; private property
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
though; notwithstanding; although
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install