to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
that; the matter in question
to be worried; to be troubled
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to happen to hear; to overhear
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
small number; few; minority
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
accounting; administration (of money)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
business; work; operations; service; duties