feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
before scheduled; earlier than expected
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
established fact; fait accompli
business world; business circles; (the) industry
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
doctors; teachers; lawyers
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
wherein; therein; thereinto
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
work-in-progress; working state
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in