without; but if; otherwise; or else
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
landowner; landlord; landlady
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
participation; joining; entry; adherence
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
after that; afterwards; thereafter
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
doing whatever one pleases
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
large number (of); many; majority
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to make sense; to be meaningful
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized