charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
document; official papers
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
many; numerous; various; large number of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hot topic; talk of the town
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to recall; to remember; to recollect
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)