to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final scene; the end; finale
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
large amount of money; great cost
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
is something that; is that which
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of