proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
secret; private; surreptitious
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
transactions; dealings; business
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
broker; intermediary; broking house
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
landowner; landlord; landlady
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
100,000,000; one hundred million
final; eventual; ultimate
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to compete with; to vie for