principal occupation; core business
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be at a loss for words
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
commerce; trade; business
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
absorption; suction; attraction
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
how; in what way; by what means
region; limits; stage; level
to live; to make a living; to get on with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
great writer; major writer
jokingly; in the form of a joke
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation