(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
probity check; background investigation
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
buried property; buried treasure; treasure trove; deposits
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to call a person's attention (to)
injured person; wounded person
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
intelligence agency; secret service
internal conditions; true state of affairs
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
evasion of the law; circumvention of the law
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
self-control; self-restraint
unceasing; never-ending; endless
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail