difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to palm off; to force a sale
secretary (government); director; chief
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
boastful speech; bragging
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
smuggling; contraband trade
health; healthy; sound; fit
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
dig site; excavation site
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby