persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
contract; compact; agreement
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
feeling of a house or a room
stirring; slight movement
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
on and after; from ... onward; since
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
historical; traditional; historic
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
charming; fascinating; attractive
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement