favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
premises search; household search
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
stupid idiot; total moron
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
believable; credible; trustworthy
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
depression; recession; slump