to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
of no interest; not interested
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
clothes; clothing; garments
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be expensive; to be costly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
strange disease; rare disease
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
health; healthy; sound; fit
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
two persons; two people; pair; couple
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
root; joint; base; crotch
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept