front company (for an organized crime operation)
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
extensive knowledge; erudition
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to be free; to be available
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
many; a lot; much; multitude
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
activity; briskness; prosperity
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
with no effort at all; easily
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
adherent; devotee; believer
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance