avocado; (lit.) forest butter
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
winter vacation; winter holidays
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
board of directors; board of trustees
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
chief; main; principal; important
business; work; operations; service; duties
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
patent; special permission; license; licence
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to wash again; to reconsider
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking