paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
legal; lawful; legitimate
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
supply; provision; raising; procurement
how long; how far; how much
lender; creditor; landlord
having high information content; informative
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
report; notification; registration
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
business owner; entrepreneur; employer
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to be too numerous; to be too much
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
getting an advance (on one's salary)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
in one's own way or style
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
alteration; falsification; faking
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down