now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
preface; introduction; preamble
second marriage; remarriage
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to return a favor (favour); to repay
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to close down a business; to shut a business
management studies; business administration (study of)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
continuing one's education into university
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
sour look; surly face; pout
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
strategy meeting; council of war
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
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 exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
business; trade; operations; sales
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
business hours; opening hours; office hours
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
menu of food items; food menu
light meal; snack; refreshments
number of articles; number of items; quantity