taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
dirty work; unpleasant task
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
close call; narrow escape
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to hang (something) on the wall
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
government office; public office
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to have a narrow escape from death
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
vacant house; unoccupied house
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
hostility; antagonism; opposition
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
torture to death; torment to death
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
disgrace; humiliation; insult
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
(written) contract; agreement