Vivian; Vivien; Vivienne; Vyvyan
three generations; three periods; third generation
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
in succession; one by one
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
(written) contract; agreement
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to figure out; to get an idea
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
imprisonment; incarceration
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative