study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
operating expenses; budget
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
in one's own way or style
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
siblings; brothers and sisters
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
matter of time; question of time