former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
duty; obligation; responsibility
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company president; manager; director
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
process; course; mechanism
trial product; prototype model
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
moneylending; moneylender
forwarding or transportation industry