to begin; to set about; to start
foreign; abroad; overseas
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
unless (you do something)
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
planning; project; plan; design
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
guard; security (officer); guardsman
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
negotiations; discussions; connection
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)