essential; important; crucial; vital; main
maternity leave; paternity leave
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
extended leave; long vacation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
just because; even if; even though
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
systematisation; systematization
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
praise; glorification; extolment
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to talk; to carry meaning