client list; customer list
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
caricature; cartoon; comics
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
going around; patrol; round; tour
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
foreign; abroad; overseas
carry-on baggage inspection
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
outline; summary; epitome
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
you could say; you might say; verging on the
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little