top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
business; trade; operations; sales
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
business discussion; negotiation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
while; even though; despite
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
genuine article; real thing; real deal
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to need; to call for; to require
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
failure; mistake; blunder
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
personality; style; appearance
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft