to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
filtration; filtering; percolation
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
valuable article; valuables
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
directions; instructions; orders; command
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
later on; eventually; afterwards
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
audience; spectator; spectators
match; game; bout; contest
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
baseball ground; baseball stadium
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
number; number plate; license plate