to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(earning or paying) no interest
company director; board member
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
being upright and cleanhanded
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
treasure chest; strongbox
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
with a broad grin; smirking
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in the morning; during the morning
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
countenance; features; looks
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid