fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
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)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to increase; to add to; to augment
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
some people; a few people; several people
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
relation; connection; relevance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
secrecy; highly classified information
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
clerk; office worker; office staff
etc.; et cetera; and so on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
strict order; peremptory command
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
hollow; cavity; hole; cave