fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
affiliate blog; affiliate marketing blog
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
literally; to the letter; literal
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to extort (money); to blackmail
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
victim; injured party; sufferer
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
members; member; constituent
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
whole story; full picture; full particulars
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
underworld; underside of society
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
several years; a few years
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely