cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
the same generation; coeval
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
technical official; technical officer
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to employ; to hire; to charter
older brother; elder brother
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
relation; relative; kind; cordial
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
recommendation; referral; endorsement
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
not necessarily so; is not always true