recommendation; endorsement
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
amount of money; sum of money
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
validity; verification; propriety
to appear all together; to be all present
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
reserve funds; emergency funds
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to indicate; to show; to point to
fixing; securing in place; getting agreement (time, place, etc.); repairing; fixing
catering; (food) delivery
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
together; mutually; fellow
all parts; various parts; every department
bunch of flowers; bouquet
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
president (of a society); chairman
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
dealing with; coping with
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
sorry; excuse me; thank you