unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
work; business; company; study
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
I don't like it; it's troublesome; it's too much; it's awful
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
common knowledge; well-known fact
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
place where one works; construction site; working area
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to relax; to feel at home
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
alteration; falsification; faking
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds