black-market lending; illegal loan
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
such; like that; in that way
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
withdrawal (of money); payment; contribution; investment; financing
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
impression; strong belief; conviction
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
house search (e.g. by the police)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
besides; in addition; also; moreover
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
loveable; very likeable; like very much
so; like this; in this way
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be helpful; to be useful
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
because of; owing to; due to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
around the world; throughout the world
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA