apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
black-market lending; illegal loan
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
company president; manager; director
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
license; permit; licence; certificate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
producer (film, TV, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple