light brown; golden brown; tan
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
display shelf; display case
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
high-quality goods; choice goods
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
voluntary; optional; free; elective
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)