corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to enter in an account book
indictment; prosecution; complaint
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
the real criminal; true culprit
gazing at (in wonderment)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
right and wrong; good and evil
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive