establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
one's work environment; job conditions
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
step-up; advance; progress; increase
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
choices; alternatives; options
how long; how far; how much
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
name recognition; established reputation
prompt; immediate; in real time
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
househusband; stay-at-home dad
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to live; to make a living; to get on with
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish