book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to palm off; to force a sale
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be conspicuous; to stand out
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to have an eye on; to zero in on
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be found; to be discovered
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet