good-quality; superior in quality
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
intelligence; intellect; brains
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sense of smell; olfaction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt