absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
operating officer; company executive
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
new graduate; recent graduate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
invitation; introduction; temptation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
solution (esp. to a problem)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
another company; other company
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
by means of; due to; because of; according to
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
graduate recruitment; employment of new graduates
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
at once; immediately; right now
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tone (of voice); manner of talking