relatively; comparatively
office hours; business hours; working hours
to be flexible; to be accommodating
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
company president; manager; director
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(not so) much; (not) very
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
no, not like that (but like this)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to spend a night together
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
power; authority; jurisdiction
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)