nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
in its entirety; whole; wholly
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
set of three; three sets; three classes
negotiations; discussions; connection
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
that's the way it is; such is life
most part; greater part; majority
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sales promotion; hard selling
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
palm heel; heel of the palm
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to flare up; to burst into flames
heating power; thermal power; firepower