to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
frequent customer; good customer; client
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
woman; female; feminine gender
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
like this; this sort; this way
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
when it comes to; concerning
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to classify; to sort out; to sift through