obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
the place for; the time for; the level of
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
contract; compact; agreement
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
(written) contract; agreement
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant