day after day; day in and day out; every single day
short distance; short range; short-haul
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
open every day of the year
life and death; life or death
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
with a clink (of metal); with a chink