clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
extract; excerpt; selection
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to solicit; to demand; to extort
man; male; masculine gender
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
complete stranger; total stranger
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to steal; to rob; to take away
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to be photographed; to be projected
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
pointing out; identification
act of terror; terrorist attack
victim; injured party; sufferer
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
genuine; authentic; true; real