vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
Leicester (Britain); Lester
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
at a moment's notice; readily
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
since then; from that time; ever since
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
grasp; catch; understanding
flood of customers; roaring business
many; much; plenty; hardly
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes