class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
interval; break; pause; spare moment
flowery language; pretty words
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
largest company; industry leader
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
relation; connection; affinity
trustee; councillor (councilor)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
chief executive officer; CEO
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
verbal promise; one's word
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
tax-exempt; tax-free; tax-exempted
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to get along well with; to make a go of it
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full