company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
to shake; to sway; to waver
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
personal feelings; self-interest
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
reconciliation; make peace with
sympathy; compassion; pity
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
restoration; repair; mending
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
place; room; margin; scope
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing