escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
preferred stock; preference shares
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
superior; excellent; fine
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
the said person; he; she; same surname
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
this (very thing); this precisely
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
theatre-going; theater-going
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can