bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
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to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
about; concerning; related to; -ish
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
many; a lot; much; multitude
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
interior; inside; internal
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
economic world; financial circles; business community
leader; authority; mainstay
various countries; various regions; various provinces
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
how many people; a number of people
big corporation; major firm; leading company
company president; manager; director