major subject; special study
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in comparison to; rather than
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
but; however; provided that
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
about; concerning; related to; -ish
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
those (near the second person)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
general; popular; common; typical
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
company; corporation; workplace
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation