polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(department) store; (department) stores
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
considerably; fairly; quite
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
at a moment's notice; readily
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
individual; private person; personal; private
transactions; dealings; business
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
memory; ability to remember
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
clearing one's throat; cough
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
bad behavior; misbehavior
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
doing whatever one pleases