small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(your) daughter; young woman
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
one way or the other; either way
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
at that time; in those days
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
government office; public office
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
social status; social position
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
personal; individual; private
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
how many years; how long; what year
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
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
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
considerably; greatly; a lot
only; merely; but; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
popular person; favorite; favourite