negotiation of conditions
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
per person; per capita; per head
temporary employee placement
estimated value; appraised value; appraisement
polish; improvement; burnishing
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to quit one's job; to resign
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
employer's house; master's house
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
after tax income; net income
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
ward office; council (regional)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
sending; forwarding; shipping
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
set of three; three sets; three classes