self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
company secret; information for internal use only
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to be damaged; to receive damage
announcement of one's retirement
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
trouble; bother; annoyance
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to try all possible means
to praise to the skies; to extol
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
pitch that hits the batter
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines