to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
it seems so; that's what it looks like
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
talking while standing; standing around talking
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
way (of doing); manner; method; means
confidentially; privately; off the record
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
panties thief; knickers bandit
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to steal; to rob; to take away
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant