dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
forcing employees to buy products they are selling to reach their quota
nothing but; except; no more than
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
branch office; branch store
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
after-sales service; warranty service
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
this company; this firm; this shrine
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
bereavement; separation by death; loss
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
municipal office; council; city hall
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
offender; criminal; culprit
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)