management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
employment (long term); hire
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
society; public; community; social studies
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to grow up; to become an adult
stairs; stairway; staircase
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
conference room; council room
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
rest; break; recess; intermission
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
supporting role (actor); minor role
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation