origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
business; trade; operations; sales
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
training (esp. in-service); induction course
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
and so; therefore; for that reason
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
interior design; interior; upholstery
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
low-rise (jeans, panties, etc.)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to be erected; to be built
high-quality goods; luxury item
no need to guess; certainly
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to be worried; to be troubled
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
item; article; dish; course; finest item