gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
donation; contribution; offering
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)