group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to finger; to tamper (with)
member of parliament; the elite
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
establishment; settlement
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to employ; to hire; to charter
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything