reporting line (business management)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
the other day; lately; recently
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
prime contract work; prime contractor
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
information technology; IT
supply; provision; raising; procurement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
on the occasion of; at the time of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to give directions; to issue instructions
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
amount of money; sum of money
negotiations; discussions; connection
while; during (the time when)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)