when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
Champagne tower; Champagne pyramid
publicity or advertising expenses
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
half-term; half-time; half period
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
(private) investigation company; research agency
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
business office; place of business
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
obstruction of business; interference with business
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
guess; speculation; supposition
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
standing firm; holding out
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
so what!; who gives a damn?
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
your company; your shrine
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to become distant; to recede
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
superior; excellent; fine
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable