clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
suddenly; all of a sudden
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
the last moment; the very end
to finish reading; to read through
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
body; group; party; company; troupe
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
statement of delivery; delivery slip; delivery note