enterprise; business; company; corporation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
at that time; in those days
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
home area; home town; local
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is not (like that) either
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
that's a different matter; that's a different story
act of mercy; helping another person
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start