tariff (import tax); duty; customs
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
first offence; first offense; first offender
to investigate; to examine
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
property; fortune; means; assets
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
in proportion to; just as much as
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
censorship; inspection; examination
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality