influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(one's) quota; assignment
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
street; quarter; district; area
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
investment; contribution; financing
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
cost of a meal (or meals)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)