the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
company president; manager; director
business world; business circles; (the) industry
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
to stand (up); to rise; to stick up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the way one works; one's working manner
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
executive chef; head chef
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
great success; huge success
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate