being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
woman who works in the sex industry
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
clientele; customer stratum
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
golden wedding (anniversary)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
built-in audience; regular customers
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
genuine; authentic; true; real
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
no-good man; (male) loser
to subsist; to keep on living
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
opening a business; opening a practice
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
gray or silver haired (grey)