business school (in a university); faculty of commerce
influence; clout; leverage
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
being too late; losing one's final chance
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to intervene; to stop (something)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
district; section; sector
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
accumulation; accumulate; store
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major