bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
subcontractor; subcontracting company
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
two times; twice; two degrees
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
accounting; administration (of money)
misappropriation (of funds, etc.)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
memory; sense; experience
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
anything and everything; just about everything
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to feel; to sense; to experience
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation