trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
time; season; period; phase; stage
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
rival; competitor; competition
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
close; intimate; on good terms
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
depending on; dependent on
accounting; administration (of money)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
pricing; (price) positioning
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
mountain range; mountain belt
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth