city bank; metropolitan bank
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
simmering; (boiling) gently
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
mysterious thief; phantom thief
piece of evidence; evidence
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to sniff out; to get wind of
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection