detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
opening a business; opening a practice
second generation; second; junior
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to offer for sale; to put on the market
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
financial power; financial means; wealth
of no interest; not interested
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains