silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma)
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
one more time; once more; once again
how many times; how often
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
senior executive staff; upper management
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
moneylending; moneylender
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
cost of a meal (or meals)
good humour (humor); good mood
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
members; member; constituent