cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
should; must; -able; probably; likely
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
name; given name; first name
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
bureau director; office chief
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
at that time; in those days
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
extremely close relationship; collusive relationship
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
real thing; original; actual
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you