celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
small change; coins; small sum of money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
scoundrel; rascal; villain
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
illegal; illicit; unlawful
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
superalloy; Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to become pale; to turn pale
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to break the silence; to break one's silence
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat