intimidation; threat; bluster
transactions; dealings; business
practicality; utility; usefulness
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
established practice; custom
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
imagination; supposition; guess
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving