listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
breadwinner; biggest earner
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
business; trade; operations; sales
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to finish reading; to read through
fashion sense; sense of fashion
lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate
this place; where one comes from; here
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation