after all; because; but; even; too; as well
shopping; purchased goods
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
big corporation; major firm; leading company
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
contract; compact; agreement
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
new graduate; recent graduate
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
guardian; protector; patron; parent
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
failure; mistake; blunder
story; tale; talk; discussion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
considerably; fairly; quite
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to say; to tell; to state; to do
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
so; like this; in this way
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)