trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
ring; playing field; stadium
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to say (something) over one's shoulder
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge