to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
business world; business circles; (the) industry
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to tell; to state; to do
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
so what!; who gives a damn?
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
individual; private person; personal; private
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
article; news story; report; account
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for