private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
true character; true heart; true spirit
in (the proper) order; in (the correct) sequence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
granted that; even if; even though
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
(photographic) printing paper
water (hydraulic) pressure
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman