craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
customer traffic; customers; custom
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
financials; on the funding (capital) side
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
gossip; corner of the mouth
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
beyond that point; after that
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
(religious) faith; belief; creed
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for