satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
transactions; dealings; business
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
eccentric; crank; oddball
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
estimate (of costs); budget
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
approximate age; age range
to perceive; to understand
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
name; given name; first name
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence