nil return; nothing offered (e.g. in wage negotiations)
definite (period or term)
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
guaranteed; authentic; certified
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to feel inferior; to feel small
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
to be worn down; to be reduced
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
high and low; rise and fall
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry