to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be greedy; to devour greedily
this and that; various things
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
board of directors; board of trustees
sale; sales; selling; marketing
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
long ago; a long time ago; already
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
form; shape; figure; morph
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
chief; main; principal; important
business; work; operations; service; duties
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
all parts; various parts; every department
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
power; authority; jurisdiction
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
on the occasion of; at the time of
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
final; eventual; ultimate