to rebuild; to reconstruct
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
from outside; from the side
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
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.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to fall into another's hands
genuine article; real thing; real deal
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
originally; by nature; from the start
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
naturally; of course; understandably
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
entreaty; supplication; petition