an eye for people; the ability to judge character
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be helpful; to be useful
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
subordination; dependency
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")