thief; robber; burglar; bandit
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
flour; meal; powder; dust
property; fortune; means; assets
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
whole story; full picture; full particulars