(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
process; course; mechanism
sundry; various; assorted
business world; business circles; (the) industry
some people; a few people; several people
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
originally; by nature; from the start
to telephone; to make a phone call
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
enterprise; business; company; corporation
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
correctly; properly; accurately
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance