at once; immediately; right now
president (of a society); chairman
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
world; society; people; the public
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
because of; owing to; due to
to shave off; to scrape off
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
construction; establishment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
at least; at most; (even) just
place for relaxation and refreshment
to be profitable; to yield a profit
real estate agent; realtor
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
nothing but; except; no more than
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)