personal attack; personal denunciation
apartment building; block of flats; condominium
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
evening meal; dinner; supper
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
having no idea; having no clue
break (from work, etc.); recess
publicity (information) activities; public relations
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to underrate; to make light of
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
personal identification number; PIN; password number
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
every month; monthly; month by month
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
gesture; gesticulation; motion
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside