sweet voice; seductive voice
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
company president; manager; director
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
(necessary) personnel; required person
odds and ends; all; every
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
pressure; oppression; suppression
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
hegemony; leadership; initiative
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature