favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
person who has rendered distinguished service
to sit down; to take a seat
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
to begin talking; to open up
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
as many (people) as possible
wide difference; a world of difference
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
everywhere; all over; throughout
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
property; fortune; assets
to sell off; to sell completely
to sell off; to dispose of
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to call in; to invite; to bring in
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low; lowest price (e.g. in shops)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
flood (river, tide, etc.); inundation; flood; floodlight
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala