after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
company president; manager; director
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
adds force or indicates command
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
story; tale; talk; discussion
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
like this; in this way; as you see
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be worried; to be troubled
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
planning; project; plan; design
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager