finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
mass communication; mass media
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
change of job; change of occupation; career change
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
tax withholding at the source
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
weather; fair weather; fine weather
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
one's history of love affairs with women
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to frolic about; to mess around
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance