innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
cheap article; poor quality article
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
obstruction of business; interference with business
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
no exception; without exception; always the same
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
competing companies; rival companies
inferior goods; faulty item
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to seize (secure) evidence
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
act of violence; violent behavior
cannot be helped; unavoidable
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
management effort; managerial effort; operation action
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine