cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
review; reconsideration; revision
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
study; research; investigation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
research funds (expenses)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation