to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
only recently; just of late
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
intelligence gathering; information gathering
early on; earlier on; from early
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to anticipate; to foresee
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
business trip; official trip
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
trust; confidence; credence
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)