company president; manager; director
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
approval; license; licence; permission
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at once; immediately; right now
president (of a society); chairman
consequence; outcome; result; blame
world; society; people; the public
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
because of; owing to; due to
to shave off; to scrape off
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
construction; establishment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
originally; by nature; from the start
at least; at most; (even) just
place for relaxation and refreshment
to be profitable; to yield a profit
real estate agent; realtor
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
company; corporation; workplace
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
moron; idiot; stupid person
older brother; elder brother
to hate; to dislike; to loathe