by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
important post; important office; key position
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
for work; in a manner related to work
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
(talent) scout; recruiter; headhunter
health; type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
mail; postal matter; postal item
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
property; fortune; assets
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to shine in (light); to illuminate
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
technical book; specialized book; treatise
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath