company president; manager; director
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
another time; some other time
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
still; even now; to this day
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
research and development; R&D
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
called; known as; that; to say
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
choice; selection; option
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)