origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one's post; place of work; workplace
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
having said that; on the other hand
change of occupation; career change
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
consideration; taking into account
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sympathy; compassion; pity
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
confidentially; privately; off the record
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
observation; survey; watching
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)