office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
employment (long term); hire
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
woman; female; feminine gender
to employ; to hire; to charter
enterprise; business; company; corporation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
job hunting; job searching
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at once; immediately; right now
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
had better ...; had better not ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)