principal occupation; core business
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
company president; manager; director
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
suddenly; all of a sudden
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
adviser; advisor; consultant
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
authority; power; influence
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
scene; spectacle; sight; view
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like