poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(medical) doctor; physician
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
surveillance camera; security camera
place; situation; position; location
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
private affairs; personal matter
world; society; people; the public
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet