absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
something; some kind of; for some reason
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have an eye on; to zero in on
that is to say; so that means
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
due form; official; formality
to have the privilege of doing
please; somehow or other; one way or another
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to mix; to blend; to combine
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
intelligence gathering; information gathering
a great variety of; diversity
to collect; to assemble; to gather
proposal; proposition; suggestion
another company; other company
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
internal division; back-office section; indirect department
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...