kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
operating expenses; budget
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
correction; looking over; touching up
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
kindness; intimacy; friendship
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
outsider; someone outside of a group
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
down to earth; reasonable
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
ID card; identification card
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
identification; ID; identity
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
not worth considering; out of the question
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rather; sooner; preferably
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
bygones; the past; past event
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
planned; scheduled; systematic
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
private funds; own funds; private property