development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
sales; selling; marketing
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
world; society; people; the public
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
so; like this; in this way
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...