influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
in the same way as; just like
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform