One's own interests

vent personal spite under guise of public action

making a clear distinction between public and private interests

to confiscate smuggled goods

(adjective) Fair and unselfish

furniture

verb; favoritism

selfless

(Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) to show / unveil someone hiding intentions

privately

to settle a matter privately

Personal friendship

private

a special favor; a personal favor [colloquial]

just because it's you only; especially for you [colloquial]

private collection (spoken)

private message

lynching

self-interest

private equity

private equity fund

private

Private detective

Private doctors

Private hospitals

(noun) secret pocket money, often a wife's money kept for her own expenditure; a secret stash of money

(noun) secret pocket money

to secretly traffick goods from one's company to set up a private side business [written and colloquial]

in private

selfishness