we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
long ago; a long time ago; already
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
rich person; wealthy person
how long; how far; how much
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
confidence; trust; faith; credit
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
addict; junkie; substance abuser
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
moneylending; moneylender
nothing but; except; no more than
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
certificate; credentials; testimonial
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)