The best recruiting agents

calculation - something worked out mathematically - hisob-kitob
glance - take a brief look at something - ko’z tashlamoq
fervently - strongly and enthusiastically - kuchli va jo’shqin
satisfied - pleased about getting what you wanted - qoniqqan
murmur - speak softly or indistinctly - shivirlamoq
SHORT STORIES
curiosity - desire or eagerness to know about things - ishtiyoq
pace - speed; rate of progress - o’sish darajasi
competitive - trying to be more successful than others - raqobatbardosh
means - method which makes something possible; way of achieving something - vosita, uslub
conceivable - imaginable; that can be believed; possible - tasavvur qilsa bo’ladigan
plot - story line - syujet
background - situation in which a story, etc., is set - hayot yo’li, kelib chiqishi
tumult - confusion and excitement - notinchlik, chigal
concisely - with a lot of information, but no unnecessary words or details - qisqa va lo’nda
graphically - with descriptions that give a clear picture in the mind - batafsil, ravshan
THE SPICE TRADE
spices - vegetable substances which are usually dried for use and have distinctive flavours and aromas - ziravorlar
artfully - cleverly, but perhaps in a way that is not completely honest - ayyorona, hiylakorlik bilan
withhold - refuse to give something - biror narsa berishdan voz kechish
valuable - worth a lot of money - qimmatbaho
commerce - the buying and selling of goods - savdo, tijorat
evolution - the gradual development of something - evolyutsiya
notable - important; interesting - muhim
holy - connected with God and religion - diniy, muqaddas
healing power - able to make a sick person healthy again - davolovchi qudrat
filter down - be gradually passed on from person to person (phrase) - avloddan avlodga o’tmoq