to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
coexistence; living together
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
successful bid; winning a tender
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
production output; number of goods manufactured
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
contract; compact; agreement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
historic; historical; traditional
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep