(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
display shelf; display case
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
well known; well connected
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
sphere; circle; range; category
fuel consumption; gas mileage
passenger; rider; good rider
friction; discord; strife
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
old friend; familiar face
secret; private; surreptitious
seeming very ...; just like ...
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages