business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
information technology; IT
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to not take seriously; to take lightly
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to become completely chilled
wedded life; married life
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus