to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
home area; home town; local
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
for form's sake; a mere token
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
fluent (in a language); flowing
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to have a rumor circulating
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to have the privilege of doing
tenth day of the month; ten days
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
handrail; railing; banister
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
built-in; fixed; attached
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
fall; drop; descent; coming down
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
hand luggage; hand baggage
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)