gray

A species of extraterrestrial alien.

The grays have been observed arriving from the mother ship.

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thick

Close to one another physically, emotionally, or in interests.

Those guys are thick as thieves.

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handle

'The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments' (Wiktionary), or, more generally, the gross amount of transactions in a given instance of business.

"The yearly handle of the American medical industry is said to be more than 17% of the gross domestic product."
"The military-industrial-academic complex is not going to blow off a handle of several hundred billion just because some mopes don't like war this week."