contract expiry; contract expiration
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
daily allowance; daily wages
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
abuse; misuse; perversion
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
contract; compact; agreement
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
identification; background check; identity confirmation
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
electrically powered; electric
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
prime contract work; prime contractor
engineering firm; contractor
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul