twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
people; citizens; subjects; folk
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
hostility; animosity; enmity
making money; making a profit
capital; funds; seed money; asset
opening a business; opening a practice
orders; instructions; directive; command
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
income; receipts; revenue
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
future (usually near); prospects
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to have an eye on; to zero in on
summertime; summer season
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to encamp; to take up positions
to overcharge; to rip off
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
training (esp. in-service); induction course
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)