dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
company president; manager; director
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ability; capability; competence; skill
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
seeing one off; farewell; escort
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to run around; to bustle about
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able to manage somehow or another
in line with this; therefore
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
your company; your shrine
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest