to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
talking while standing; standing around talking
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
branch office; branch store
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be exhausted; to be worn out
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
complete recovery of health
counter for choices, options, etc.
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
forcibly; against one's will
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
in the meanwhile; during the time
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
company president; manager; director
it seems so; that's what it looks like
as you see; as you can see
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
whispering into a person's ear