to be intimate with; to befriend
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to well up; to burst; to arise
long time; long interval; for quite some time
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to spend time (on doing something)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
promotion; raising of status
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
enterprise; business; company; corporation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
different thing; another question; different case
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
executives; top management; governing body
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)