to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
will not do; do not; does not
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
VIP; very important person
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
(very) patient; persevering
sale; sales; selling; marketing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
foreign; abroad; overseas
export; exportation; efferent
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)