impossible; unlikely; improbable
power; authority; jurisdiction
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
income; receipts; revenue
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
early (days); initial stage; initial
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
air of luxury; high class feel
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
reception room; parlor; parlour
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
event; phenomenon; matter