splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
foundation stone; cornerstone
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
much less; to say nothing of
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
for dear life; barely escaping alive
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
how long; how far; how much
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
just managing; with great difficulty
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
temporary employment or employee
wages; pay; rental payment
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
protest; refutation; pleading