to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
of no interest; not interested
order (to an employee from management)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
becoming fraught with emotion
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
record of proceedings; minutes
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
university graduate; having graduated from university
company management; managing a company
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
office romance; office love affair
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
another company; other company
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
mass communication; mass media
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
rather; sooner; preferably
prohibition; inhibition; ban
lately; recently; nowadays
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
in that manner; like that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
participation; joining; entry; adherence
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)