single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
half-term; half-time; half period
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
accountability; being held accountable
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
excellent; superb; first-rate
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to wash again; to reconsider
the following week; the next week
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
selling out; being sold out
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
same crime; being equally guilty
first-aid; emergency (aid)
ahead; before; the future