temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
company; corporation; workplace
family; relatives; dependents; household
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
main question; real issue at hand
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to run through; to run past
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse