favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
finding employment; getting a job
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
late at night; at a late hour
company; corporation; workplace
turning point; transition phase
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
daytime television serial; soap opera
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
period of youth; while young
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
counter for choices, options, etc.
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to cross the line; to go too far
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
never mind!; don't worry about it
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
company name; corporate name
transactions; dealings; business