management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
business; errand; nature of one's business
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
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)
clicking; clopping; clacking
(how) many times; (how) often
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
new product; new line (of products)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to grow angry; to display one's anger
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)