straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
second generation; second; junior
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
being disliked by everyone
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
section manager; section chief
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
staff identity card; employee ID card
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
underworld; underside of society
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
had better ...; had better not ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite