happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
smuggling; contraband trade
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
evil design; crafty plan; plot
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to rebuild; to reconstruct
in the same way as; just like
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
rule; government; administration
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
wherein; therein; thereinto
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)