work style; way of working
maternity leave; paternity leave
childcare leave; maternity leave
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
even if; even though; however; no matter how
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(department) store; (department) stores
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
fourth day of the month; four days
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to freeze; to freeze over
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(medical) doctor; physician
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than