one's physical safety; personal security
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
black-market lending; illegal loan
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
illegal; illicit; unlawful
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
many people; a large number of people
to thrust down; to push off
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
underworld; underside of society
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
headquarters; head office; main office
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
moneylending; moneylender
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)