to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
another company; other company
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
job; work; duties; trade; skill
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
grasp; catch; understanding
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
God; god; ace; king; superior person
please (give me); please (do for me)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to attempt; to test; to try out
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
Chicago School (of economics)
general statement; outline