business world; business circles; (the) industry
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
confections; sweets; candy; cake
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
to discuss; to talk together
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be silent; to say nothing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
really; truly; indeed; good grief
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
company director; board member
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
feeling; sense; impression
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that